Sheppard, Wisconsin

Sheppard, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Sheppard, Wisconsin
Sheppard, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°15′39″N 90°46′51″W / 44.26083°N 90.78083°W / 44.26083; -90.78083Coordinates: 44°15′39″N 90°46′51″W / 44.26083°N 90.78083°W / 44.26083; -90.78083
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Jackson
Elevation 873 ft (266 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID 1574015[1]

Sheppard is an unincorporated community located in the town of Brockway, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

The community was named for Andrew Sheppard, the owner of a local sawmill.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Sheppard, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 191.


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