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Welcome to Shepherdstown ...The town of Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County<1>. The location of Shepherdstown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2> Shepherdstown was established in 1734. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Shepherdstown has a population of 1,922 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Shepherdstown is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Shepherdstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Shepherdstown: (304) and (681)<5> The ZIP code for Shepherdstown: 25443<6> Websites for Shepherdstown ...Official Website: www.shepherdstown.us/ Chamber of Commerce: www.jeffersoncounty.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shepherdstown had an population of 1,922 people. This is an increase of 10.84% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 139.35% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Shepherdstown had a population of 1,734 people. This makes Shepherdstown the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Shepherdstown represents 0.09% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 70th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,734 people, the population of Shepherdstown increased 115.94% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 803 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Shepherdstown. Communities Also Named Shepherdstown ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shepherdstown - they are located in Ohio and Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shepherdstown. Communities near Shepherdstown ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shepherdstown.
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 Shepherdstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shepherdstown. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shepherdstown. 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 Shepherdstown. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shepherdstown. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Shepherdstown. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shepherdstown ...Looking for more information about Shepherdstown? 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 Shepherdstown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shepherdstown. Adding Shepherdstown to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Shepherdstown 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 Shepherdstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Shepherdstown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Shepherdstown. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Shepherdstown: www.shepherdstown.us/ The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywv.org/ The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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