Shafter, Illinois
| Shafter, Illinois | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Shafter | |
| Coordinates: 39°00′49″N 89°11′06″W / 39.01361°N 89.18500°WCoordinates: 39°00′49″N 89°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 | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 618 |
| GNIS feature ID | 423179[1] |
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.
- ↑ '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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