Welcome to Shieldsville ...

Shieldsville is located in Rice County<1>.

The location of Shieldsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shieldsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Shieldsville is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shieldsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Shieldsville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shieldsville.

• Faribault
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faribault
  • Faribault is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faribault <4>
• Northfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <4>
• New Prague
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prague
  • New Prague is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Prague <4>
• Elko New Market
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
  • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
• Lonsdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
  • Lonsdale is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <4>
• Montgomery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Le Center
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Center
  • Le Center is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Center <4>
• Waterville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <4>
• Dundas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
  • Dundas is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <4>
• Medford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people

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 Shieldsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shieldsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shieldsville. 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 Shieldsville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shieldsville. See our Newspapers Page for Shieldsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shieldsville ...

Looking for more information about Shieldsville? 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 Shieldsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shieldsville.

Adding Shieldsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shieldsville 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 Shieldsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shieldsville post office opened in 1856.

We also found Shieldsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shieldsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shieldsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rice County: www.co.rice.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/