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Welcome to Sheppard Crossroads ...

Sheppard Crossroads is primarily located in Greenwood County<1>. A portion of Sheppard Crossroads extends into McCormick County.

A typical abbreviation for Sheppard Crossroads: Sheppard Xrds.

Sheppard Crossroads is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sheppard Crossroads: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near Sheppard Crossroads ...

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

  • Greenwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgefield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Saluda
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Johnston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • McCormick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ninety Six
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Trenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Parksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Ward
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sheppard Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Greenwood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sheppard Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Sheppard Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Sheppard Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.