Welcome to Shields ...

Shields is located in Park County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shields, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Shields is 4,970 feet [1,515 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Shields is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Shields: 406

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, Michigan, 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.

• Clyde Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
  • Clyde Park is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde Park <3>
• Sedan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Sedan is located in Gallatin County
• Bridger
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
  • Bridger is located in Gallatin County
• Livingston
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
• Ringling
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
  • Ringling is located in Meagher County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <3>
• Chestnut
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
• Wisner Crossing
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Crossing
  • Wisner Crossing is located in Gallatin County
• Francis
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Francis is located in Gallatin County
• Springdale
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <3>
• Bozeman
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozeman
  • Bozeman is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bozeman <3>

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.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Shields post office opened in 1882.

We also found Shields in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shields.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Park County: www.parkcounty.org/

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