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, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°12′56″N 90°42′22″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(s)	662
GNIS feature ID	677650[1]

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

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