Welcome to Sheppard ...

Sheppard is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheppard, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Sheppard is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sheppard lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Sheppard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Sheppard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Maryland and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sheppard.

Communities near Sheppard ...

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

• Black River Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
• Merrillan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Merrillan is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
• Alma Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Alma Center is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
• Melrose
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Melrose is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
• Taylor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Taylor is located in Jackson County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
• Hixton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hixton is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
• Warrens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Warrens is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
• Millston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Millston is located in Jackson County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
• Lynxville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lynxville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
• Hatfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hatfield is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield

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

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

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

Adding Sheppard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sheppard 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 (so far) for Sheppard was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheppard.