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Welcome to Shephard ...

Shephard is located in Crow Wing County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shephard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Shephard is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Shephard lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Shephard ...

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

  • Brainerd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Baxter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
  • Crosby
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <3>
  • Pierz
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pierz is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierz <3>
  • East Gull Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ironton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Pillager
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Garrison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Harding
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Harding is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Riverton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Riverton is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shephard ...

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

Adding Shephard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shephard 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 Shephard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Shephard post office opened in 1898. The Shephard post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shephard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Crow Wing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shephard - 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/