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Welcome to Shepola ...

Shepola is located in Pulaski County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shepola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.

Shepola is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Shepola (for example, toward Jamestown), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Shepola: 606

Communities near Shepola ...

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

  • Somerset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Monticello
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferguson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Burnside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Science Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Eubank
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bronston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Faubush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Faubush is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
  • Frazer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Frazer is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
  • Mill Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shepola ...

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

Adding Shepola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shepola 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 (so far) for Shepola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Shepola post office opened in 1926. The Shepola post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shepola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shepola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/