Sherard, Mississippi

Sherard, Mississippi
Sherard, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
	Sherard Sherard
	Coordinates: 34°12′56″N 90°42′22″W / 34.21556°N 90.70611°W
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	662
GNIS feature ID	677650

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.

History

Sherard is named for the Sherard family, who cleared the land for a plantation in 1874. The plantation originally had two cotton gins, a saw mill, and pecan processing equipment.^[2] Sherard is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad and in 1910 was home to four general stores and the Memphis Shingle Company.^[3] A post office first began operation under the name Sherard in 1890.^[4]

Sherard is served by the Coahoma County School District. Residents are served by Sherard Elementary School and Coahoma County Junior-Senior High School.^[5]

A cultivar of pecan known as Sherard was developed in Sherard in 1916.^[6]

Notable person

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

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sherard, Mississippi
^ Best Books on (1938). Mississippi; a Guide to the Magnolia State,. Best Books on. pp. 347–8. ISBN 978-1-62376-023-6.
^ Howe, Tony. "Sherard, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ "Schools." Coahoma County School District. Retrieved on July 6, 2017.
^ Proceedings of the ... convention of the American Pomological Society. 1922. p. 301.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sherard, Mississippi

[on1938-2] Best Books on (1938). Mississippi; a Guide to the Magnolia State,. Best Books on. pp. 347–8. ISBN 978-1-62376-023-6.

[3] Howe, Tony. "Sherard, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[4] "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[5] "Schools." Coahoma County School District. Retrieved on July 6, 2017.

[6] Proceedings of the ... convention of the American Pomological Society. 1922. p. 301.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: Clarksdale
City	Clarksdale	Map of Mississippi highlighting Coahoma County
Towns	Coahoma Friars Point Jonestown Lula Lyon
CDPs	Bobo Dublin Farrell Rena Lara
Other communities	Burke Landing Cagles Crossing Claremont Clover Hill Eagles Nest Hillhouse Hopson Humber Lurand Mattson Moon Lake Pushmataha Landing Rich Roseacres Roundaway Rudyard Sherard Stovall Sunflower Landing
Ghost towns	Delta Ingram‡ Port Royal Wildwood
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Sherard, Mississippi
Unincorporated community

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Coordinates: 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	662
GNIS feature ID	677650^[1]