| Shafter, Nevada | |
| Settlement Type: | Ghost Town |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Nevada#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Shafter |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Nevada |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nevada |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Elko |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 5,594 |
| Coordinates: | 40.8547°N -114.4447°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 847479 |
Shafter is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
Shafter was founded in 1906 as a siding for the Nevada Northern Railway. Before being called Shafter, it was known as Bews. It was renamed Shafter in 1907, when the Western Pacific Railroad's Feather River Route arrived. The community was named after William Rufus Shafter, a prominent U.S. officer during the Spanish–American War.[1] Around 40 inhabitants lived there. The town had a school, which closed in 1932, and a post office, which shut in 1959, signalling the death of the town. Today, only foundations of buildings remain.[2] Although the town is abandoned, this particular section of the railroad is still called the Shafter Subdivision.