A visit to the Shafer Farm Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Shafer Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shafer Farm Cemetery:
39.9781, -80.7062
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shafer Farm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shafer Farm Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Moundsville. Moundsville lies just to the south southwest of the Shafer Farm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shafer Farm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Shafer Farm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shafer Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McMechen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McMechen Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMechen Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Allen Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Allen Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove Cemetery
- Orum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Orum Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orum Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orum Cemetery is located in Sherrard.
- The Orum Cemetery has also been known as:
- Orums Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79477 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Wood Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wood Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hill Cemetery
- Coopers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Coopers Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
- Halcyon Hills Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bellaire (OH).
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Greenwood Cemetery
- Upper Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2428008 <5>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bellaire (OH).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40150 <5>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bellaire (OH).
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- Rose Hill - Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41197 <5>
- Bellaire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bellaire Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Wegee Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wegee Creek Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegee Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Rose Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rose Cemetery
- First Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The First Street Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Street Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the German Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bellaire (OH).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41035 <5>
- Dunfee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dunfee Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Prison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Prison Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prison Cemetery
- White Gate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The White Gate Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Gate Cemetery
- Buchanan Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Hill Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shafer Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shafer Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sherrard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- McMechen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shadyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Allendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Glen Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Benwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellaire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moundsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Wheeling
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Wheeling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
- Triadelphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Neffs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neffs is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs
- Anvil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Anvil is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
- Vadis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Brookside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Echo Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Calis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calis is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Martins Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Shafer Farm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shafer Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellaire
- Benwood
- Martins Ferry
- Moundsville
- Wheeling
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Shafer Farm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marshall County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Shafer Farm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1717241 (Shafer Farm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717241 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 397 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moundsville
- Location given for Shafer Farm Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9781296 Lon: -80.7061928
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shafer Farm Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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