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Around Shepherd ...

For comparison, Shepherd has a population of 2,400 people.

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Shepherd, with the nearest first.

  • Rayburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rayburn is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
  • Goodrich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Romayor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Coldspring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • North Cleveland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Ace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cleveland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lamont is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Magnolia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Schwab City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Schwab City is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
    • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Laurel Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Rye
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • West Livingston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • West Livingston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston

For more communities neighboring Shepherd, please visit our County-by-County Page for Shepherd.

San Jacinto County ...

Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County<3>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Jacinto County: Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, Trinity & Walker.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shepherd ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shepherd.

Airports Near Shepherd ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Shepherd and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Shepherd.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shepherd ...

Looking for more information about Shepherd? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Shepherd. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Shepherd, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shepherd.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Shepherd.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including San Jacinto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Shepherd), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.