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Welcome to Shephards Cove ...

Shephards Cove is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Shephards Cove: Shepards Cv.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Shephards Cove for more information about variations on the name of Shephards Cove.

Shephards Cove is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Shephards Cove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Shephards Cove: 813 & 656<3>

Communities near Shephards Cove ...

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

  • Tampa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <4>
  • Temple Terrace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Tarpon Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Safety Harbor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • New Port Richey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Zephyrhills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Oldsmar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Richey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • San Antonio
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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    • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
    • Former name for San Antonio:
    • Lake Jovita
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <4>
  • Saint Leo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shephards Cove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Hillsborough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shephards Cove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 813 code has been Overlayed with the 656 area code. New phone numbers in the Shephards Cove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 813 or 656. As a result, placing a call in the Shephards Cove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.