Welcome to Shields Crossing ...

Shields Crossing is located in Pondera County<1>.

The location of Shields Crossing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3> In other words, the elevation 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

Shields Crossing is located in the (406) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Bank
  • Cut Bank is located in Glacier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut Bank <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Ethridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
  • Ethridge is located in Toole County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethridge <4>
• Santa Rita
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
  • Santa Rita is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rita <4>
• Dupuyer
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupuyer
  • Dupuyer is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupuyer <4>
• Shelby
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Toole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
• Heart Butte
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Butte
  • Heart Butte is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heart Butte <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Conrad
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
  • Conrad is located in Pondera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <4>
• Pendroy
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendroy
  • Pendroy is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendroy <4>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shields Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pondera County: www.ponderacountymontana.org/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/