Coordinates: 37°41′47″N 90°53′13″W / 37.696436°N 90.887073°W / 37.696436; -90.887073

Shepard, Missouri

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Shepard, Missouri
Former community
Shepard is located in Missouri
Shepard
Shepard
Shepard is located in the United States
Shepard
Shepard
Coordinates: 37°41′47″N 90°53′13″W / 37.696436°N 90.887073°W / 37.696436; -90.887073
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyIron
Elevation
1,191 ft (363 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID739932[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

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shepard (historical)
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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