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.

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Sheppard would have been located within present day Baltimore County<2>.

The location of Sheppard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheppard, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we 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.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Sheppard was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Sheppard still existed, it would have been in the (410) area code.

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 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.

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.<3> 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bosley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosley
  • Bosley is located in Baltimore County
• Carney
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Carney is located in Baltimore County
• 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.<3> 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.<3> 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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.<3> 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.<3> 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: www.maryland.gov/