Shepard, Missouri

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|subdivision_name2 = Iron

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|timezone = Central (CST)

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Shepard is an extinct town in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|739932|name=Shepard (historical)}}

A post office called Shepard was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1929.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Iron | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=12 October 2016}} The community has the name of Elihu H. Shepard, an early settler.{{cite web| url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_iron.html| title=Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=12 October 2016| url-status=bot: unknown| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071635/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_iron.html| archivedate=24 June 2016}}