Welcome to Shields ...

Shields is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Shields is located in Coleman County<1>.

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

Shields is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Shields is located in the (325) area code.

Communities Also Named Shields ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Shields - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shields.

Communities near Shields ...

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

• Coleman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Coleman is located in Coleman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <4>
• Bangs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
  • Bangs is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <4>
• Santa Anna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Anna
  • Santa Anna is located in Coleman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Anna <4>
• Gouldbusk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldbusk
  • Gouldbusk is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldbusk <4>
• Rockwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <4>
• Voss
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss
  • Voss is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voss <4>
• Whon ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
  • Whon is located in Coleman County
• Waldrip
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldrip have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
  • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
• Trickham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
  • Trickham is located in Coleman County
  • Former name for Trickham:
  • Trick'em
• Valera
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valera
  • Valera is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valera <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shields ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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