Schafer, North Dakota

Schafer
Unincorporated area
Fenceline allow a road in Schafer
Schafer Location within the state of North Dakota
Coordinates: 47°47′58″N 103°11′12″W / 47.79944°N 103.18667°W / 47.79944; -103.18667Coordinates: 47°47′58″N 103°11′12″W / 47.79944°N 103.18667°W / 47.79944; -103.18667
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	McKenzie
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Schafer is an unincorporated area and the former county seat of McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States. It faded into obscurity after the county seat was moved south to Watford City, and is now a ghost town.

The farm of Albert and Lulia Haven was located just to the north of Schafer, and it was there, in 1930, that Charles Bannon is believed to have murdered them both, along with their four children; for this he became the last man in the state of North Dakota to be lynched. The only remaining sign of the town is the old county jail, from which Bannon was dragged by the lynch mob on the night of his death.

References

• North Dakota's Last Lynching

Municipalities and communities of McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States County seat: Watford City Cities Alexander Arnegard Watford City Townships Alex Antelope Creek Arnegard Blue Butte Charbon Elm Tree Grail Hawkeye Keene Randolph Riverview Sioux Tri Twin Valley Yellowstone CDPs East Fairview Four Bears Village Mandaree Unorganized territories Central McKenzie East McKenzie Fort Berthold North McKenzie Southeast McKenzie Southwest McKenzie Unincorporated communities Banks Charlson Cartwright Charbonneau Croff Dore Grassy Butte Harding Johnsons Corner Keene Rawson Schafer Skaar Spotted Horn Squaw Gap