A visit to the Shaffer 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 Shaffer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shaffer Cemetery:
39.0342, -81.6165
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shaffer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Shaffer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Shaffer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaffer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Archer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Archer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Cemetery
- Lowdell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lowdell Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowdell Cemetery
- Braham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Braham Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braham Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Boso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
- Gates Ridge EUB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pond Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rawson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Gaites Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gaites Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaites Cemetery
- Sandy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sandy Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
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- Twomey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Twomey Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomey Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Flinn Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Cemetery
- Vanhorn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Vanhorn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhorn Cemetery
- Logston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Logston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logston Cemetery
- Shafer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shafer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
- Slaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Slaven Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaven Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Redbush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Redbush Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush Cemetery
- Central Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amos Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Amos Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
- Lott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lott Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shaffer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaffer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
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- Browning ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Medina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Windy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Willowdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Skull Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Wilding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Odaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sandyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peewee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Ravenswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Neptune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Liverpool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Leachtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Mineral Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eli
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
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 Shaffer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaffer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Shaffer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Shaffer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1546604 (Shaffer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546604 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockport
- Location given for Shaffer Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0342464 Lon: -81.6165153
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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 Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shaffer 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |