Welcome to Shepard ...
So far, we found very little information about Shepard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shepard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shepard, please Contact Us.
Shepard would have been located within present day Iron County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shepard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Shepard is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Shepard was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Shepard was located: 573 & 235<4>
Communities Also Named Shepard ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Shepard - they are located in Alberta, Iowa, North Carolina, North Dakota (2), Ohio, South Carolina and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shepard.
Communities near Shepard ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shepard.
- Potosi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bismarck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ironton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leadwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Mountain Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Pilot Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Viburnum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 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 Shepard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shepard.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shepard. 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 Shepard.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shepard. See our Newspapers Page for Shepard.
Adding Shepard to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shepard 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 (so far) for Shepard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Shepard post office opened in 1913. The Shepard post office closed in 1929.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shepard.
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 Shepard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shepard - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Shepard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Shepard 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> | 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/ |