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Welcome to Shepherd ...The city of Shepherd is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas). Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County<1>. The location of Shepherd has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Shepherd, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Shepherd has a population of 2,437 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Shepherd is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Shepherd lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Shepherd is located in the (936) area code. The ZIP code for Shepherd: 77371<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shepherd had an population of 2,437 people. This is an increase of 5.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.11% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Shepherd had a population of 2,319 people (which is 8.79% of the total population of San Jacinto County). This makes Shepherd the county's most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,319 people, the population of Shepherd increased 14.29% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,029 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Shepherd. Communities Also Named Shepherd ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Shepherd - they are located in Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana (2) and Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shepherd. Communities near Shepherd ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shepherd.
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 Shepherd. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shepherd. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shepherd. 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 Shepherd. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shepherd. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Shepherd. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shepherd ...Looking for more information about Shepherd? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Shepherd, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shepherd. Adding Shepherd to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Shepherd 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 Shepherd was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Shepherd in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Shepherd. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shepherd. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for San Jacinto County: www.co.san-jacinto.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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