Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Shep in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shep. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shep listed first.
- Hylton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Fort Chadbourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Chadbourne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chadbourne
- Fort Chadbourne is located in Coke County
- Guion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Winters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters
- Winters is located in Runnels County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winters <4>
- Buffalo Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
- Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Bronte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronte
- Bronte is located in Coke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronte <4>
- Trent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
- Trent is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trent <4>
- Maverick ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Merkel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merkel
- Merkel is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merkel <4>
- Sanco ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanco
- Sanco is located in Coke County
- Eskota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Robert Lee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Lee
- Robert Lee is located in Coke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robert Lee <4>
- Sweetwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Nolan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Taylor County: www.taylorcountytexas.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shep, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |