Welcome to Sheppard ...
So far, we found very little information about Sheppard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sheppard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sheppard, please Contact Us.
Sheppard would have been located within present day Baltimore County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheppard, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sheppard is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Sheppard was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Sheppard was located: 410, 443 & 667<4>
Communities Also Named Sheppard ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Sheppard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Ontario and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sheppard.
Websites for Sheppard ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.baltcountycc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sheppard, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Sheppard ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sheppard.
- Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
- Bel Air
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
- Sykesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
- Sykesville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
- Bosley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Carney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Charles Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Doncaster Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doncaster Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster Village
- Doncaster Village is located in Baltimore County
- Hampden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hampden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Hampden is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <5>
- Mays Chapel Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Chapel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel Village
- Mays Chapel Village is located in Baltimore County
- Parkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Parkville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkville <5>
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 Sheppard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sheppard.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sheppard. 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 Sheppard.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheppard. See our Newspapers Page for Sheppard.
Adding Sheppard to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sheppard in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sheppard was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Sheppard on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheppard.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sheppard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sheppard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Sheppard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Sheppard area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |