Sherard, Mississippi | |
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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 [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 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]