Welcome to Shepherdstown ...

Shepherdstown is located in Belmont County<1>.

The location of Shepherdstown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shepherdstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

Shepherdstown is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shepherdstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Shepherdstown: (740)

Communities Also Named Shepherdstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shepherdstown - they are located in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Shepherdstown ...

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

• Wheeling
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <4>
• Moundsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <4>
• Martins Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <4>
• Saint Clairsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
  • Saint Clairsville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clairsville <4>
• Bellaire
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <4>
• Barnesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <4>
• Wintersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <4>
• Shadyside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <4>
• Cadiz
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
• Wellsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <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 Shepherdstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shepherdstown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shepherdstown ...

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

Adding Shepherdstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shepherdstown 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 Shepherdstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shepherdstown post office opened in 1841.

We also found Shepherdstown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shepherdstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Belmont County: www.belmontcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/