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Welcome to Shields ...

Shields is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Shields is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Shields and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Shields: 618 & 730<3>

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, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Websites for Shields ...

Official Website: www.township.shields.il.us/

Communities near Shields ...

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

  • Mount Vernon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Flora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayne City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cisne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Dahlgren
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Iuka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shields - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Shields area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Shields 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.