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Welcome to Shepherd ...Shepherd is located in Pike County<1>. The location of Shepherd has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Shepherd, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Shepherd is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Shepherd lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Shepherd is within the boundaries of the (217) area code. Communities Also Named Shepherd ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Shepherd - they are located in Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana (2), Tennessee and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shepherd. Communities near Shepherd ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shepherd.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shepherd. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shepherd. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shepherd. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shepherd. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shepherd. See our Newspapers Page for Shepherd. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shepherd ...Looking for more information about Shepherd? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shepherd, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shepherd. Adding Shepherd to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Shepherd in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shepherd was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Shepherd on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897). For more details, see References and Mentions for Shepherd. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shepherd. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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