Welcome to Shepardsville ...

Shepardsville is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shepardsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Shepardsville is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Shepardsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shepardsville - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Shepardsville ...

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

• Lansing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lansing
  • From Shepardsville to Lansing
• East Lansing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
  • East Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lansing <3>
• Owosso
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
  • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Owosso
  • From Shepardsville to Owosso
• Saint Johns
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <3>
• De Witt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to De Witt
  • From Shepardsville to De Witt
• Corunna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
  • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <3>
• Chesaning
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesaning
  • Chesaning is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesaning <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chesaning
  • From Shepardsville to Chesaning
• Perry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Perry
  • From Shepardsville to Perry
• Laingsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg
  • Laingsburg is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laingsburg <3>
• Fowler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fowler
  • From Shepardsville to Fowler

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shepardsville ...

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

Adding Shepardsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shepardsville 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 for Shepardsville was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Shepardsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shepardsville.