Sherard, Mississippi

Sherard, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Sherard
Sherard
Coordinates: 34°12′56″N 90°42′22″W / 34.21556°N 90.70611°W / 34.21556; -90.70611Coordinates: 34°12′56″N 90°42′22″W / 34.21556°N 90.70611°W / 34.21556; -90.70611
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Coahoma
Elevation 164 ft (50 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 38669
Area code(s) 662
GNIS feature ID 677650[1]

Sherard is an unincorporated community located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. Sherard is located along Mississippi Highway 1, 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Clarksdale.

Sherard is served by the Coahoma County School District. Residents are served by Sherard Elementary School and Coahoma County Junior-Senior High School.[2]

Notable people

  • Lewis C. Hudson, Brigadier general in the Marine Corps lived in Sherard in 1920s.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sherard, Mississippi
  2. ↑ "Schools." Coahoma County School District. Retrieved on July 6, 2017.


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