Shafter, Illinois

Shafter, Illinois
Shafter, Illinois
Unincorporated community
	Shafter Shafter
	Coordinates: 39°00′49″N89°11′06″W / 39.01361°N 89.18500°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fayette
Township	Shafter
Elevation	561 ft (171 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	618
GNIS feature ID	423179

Last updated May 24, 2025

Shafter is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Illinois, United States.^[1]

Notable person

Arthur Roe, Illinois legislator and lawyer, was born in Shafter.^[2]

Notes

1 2 "Shafter, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
↑ 'American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994,' Nancy Weatherly Sharp and James Roger Sharp, Green Wood Publishing Company: 1997, Biographical Sketch of Arthur Roe, pg. 207

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[gnis-1] 1 2 "Shafter, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] 'American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994,' Nancy Weatherly Sharp and James Roger Sharp, Green Wood Publishing Company: 1997, Biographical Sketch of Arthur Roe, pg. 207

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Vandalia
Cities	St. Elmo Vandalia	Map of Illinois highlighting Fayette County
Villages	Bingham Brownstown Farina Ramsey St. Peter
Townships	Avena Bear Grove Bowling Green Carson Hurricane Kaskaskia LaClede Lone Grove Loudon Otego Pope Ramsey Sefton Seminary Shafter Sharon South Hurricane Vandalia Wheatland Wilberton
CDP	La Clede
Other communities	Augsburg Avena Bayle City Bluff City Confidence Dressor Hagarstown Loogootee Pittsburg Saint James Saint Paul Shafter Shobonier Vera
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Shafter, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°00′49″N89°11′06″W / 39.01361°N 89.18500°W / 39.01361; -89.18500
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fayette
Township	Shafter
Elevation	561 ft (171 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	618
GNIS feature ID	423179^[1]