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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shaffer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shaffer Cemetery

Lat:   39.0342°   (39° 2' 3")

Lon:   -81.6165°   (-81° 36' 59")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Archer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Archer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Archer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Lowdell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowdell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowdell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lowdell Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Braham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Braham Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Boso Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boso Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boso Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boso Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Gates Ridge EUB Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates Ridge EUB Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gates Ridge EUB Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gates Ridge EUB Church Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Pond Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pond Creek Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pond Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Rawson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rawson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rawson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Gaites Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaites Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaites Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gaites Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Sandy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sandy Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Limestone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limestone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Limestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Limestone Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Twomey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twomey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twomey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Twomey Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Church Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Flinn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flinn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flinn Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Vanhorn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanhorn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vanhorn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Logston Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Logston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Shafer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shafer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shafer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shafer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Slaven Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slaven Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slaven Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Redbush Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redbush Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redbush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Redbush Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Central Church of Christ Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Church of Christ Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Church of Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Central Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Amos Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amos Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Amos Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Lott Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lott Cemetery is located in Wood County

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 Shaffer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaffer Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Browning ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
    • Browning is located in Jackson County
  • Medina
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Jackson County
  • Windy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
    • Windy is located in Wirt County
  • Willowdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willowdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
    • Willowdale is located in Jackson County
  • Garfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Garfield is located in Jackson County
  • Skull Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skull Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
    • Skull Run is located in Jackson County
  • Wilding
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
    • Wilding is located in Jackson County
  • Odaville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
    • Odaville is located in Jackson County
  • Portland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sherman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Jackson County
  • Sandyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Peewee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
    • Peewee is located in Wirt County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ravenswood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadowdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
      • Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
    • Neptune
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neptune. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
      • Neptune is located in Jackson County
    • Liverpool
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
      • Liverpool is located in Jackson County
    • Palestine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Wirt County
    • Elizabeth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Slate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
      • Slate is located in Wood County
    • Leachtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leachtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
      • Leachtown is located in Wood County
    • Mineral Acres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
      • Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
    • Mineral Wells
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eli
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eli. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
      • Eli is located in Wood County
    • Spiller
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
      • Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Pleasant View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Pleasant View is located in Wood County

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 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:

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: GNIS record #1546604 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rockport
    • County: Jackson         Elev: 278
    • Location given for GNIS #1546604 (Shaffer Cemetery)

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shaffer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0342, Longitude: -81.6165       In this case, the coordinates for the Shaffer Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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