Welcome to Shields ...
Shields is located in Saginaw County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shields, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Shields is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Shields lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Shields: 989
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, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shields.
Communities near Shields ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shields.
- Saginaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Midland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frankenmuth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Essexville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essexville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essexville
- Essexville is located in Bay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essexville <3>
- Chesaning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <3>
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Zilwaukee city
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zilwaukee city. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
- Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Zilwaukee city
- From Shields to Zilwaukee city
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.
Adding Shields to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shields 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 Shields was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Shields post office opened in 1894.
We also found Shields on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shields.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Saginaw, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |