Welcome to Shamrock ...

Shamrock is located in McLean County<1>.

The location of Shamrock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Shamrock is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shamrock lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Shamrock ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mcleancochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Shamrock, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Shamrock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Shamrock: This one is located in McLean County and the other is located in Jasper County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 32 communities that are also named Shamrock - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island (2), Saskatchewan, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shamrock.

Communities near Shamrock ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shamrock.

• Bloomington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Normal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Normal is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <4>
• Clinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Le Roy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
• Heyworth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
  • Heyworth is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <4>
• Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Farmer City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
  • Farmer City is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <4>
• Hudson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Danvers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Danvers has also been known as:
  • Danver
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <4>
• Colfax
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shamrock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shamrock.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shamrock. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shamrock.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shamrock. See our Newspapers Page for Shamrock.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shamrock ...

Looking for more information about Shamrock? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shamrock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shamrock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shamrock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov