Shepard, Missouri
Shepard, Missouri | |
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Former community | |
Shepard | |
Coordinates: 37°41′47″N 90°53′13″W / 37.696436°N 90.887073°WCoordinates: 37°41′47″N 90°53′13″W / 37.696436°N 90.887073°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Iron |
Elevation | 1,191 ft (363 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 739932[1] |
Shepard is an extinct town in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
A post office called Shepard was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1929.[2] The community has the name of Elihu H. Shepard, an early settler.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shepard (historical)
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Categories:
- Ghost towns in Missouri
- Former populated places in Iron County, Missouri
- United States ghost town stubs
- Iron County, Missouri geography stubs