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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shepherd had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shepherd had a population of 2,424 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shepherd, with the one closest to Shepherd listed first.
- Keno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keno is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Goodrich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coldspring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maynard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Point Blank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dallardsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Leggett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Caney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Colita
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Colita is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colita
- New Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Willis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dodge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
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 Shepherd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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