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Welcome to Shields Crossing ...

Shields Crossing is located in Pondera County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Shields Crossing: Shields Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Shields Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Shields Crossing.

Shields Crossing is 3,470 feet [1,058 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Shields Crossing is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Shields Crossing lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Shields Crossing: 406

Communities Also Named Shields Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shields Crossing - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Shields Crossing ...

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

  • Cut Bank
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Valier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
    • Valier is located in Pondera County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valier <3>
  • Ethridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Rita
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Dupuyer
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Shelby
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Heart Butte
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kevin
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kevin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevin
    • Kevin is located in Toole County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevin <3>
  • Pendroy
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Conrad
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shields Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

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