Welcome to Shamrock ...

Shamrock is located in Natchitoches Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shamrock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Shamrock is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Shamrock: (318)

Communities Also Named Shamrock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Shamrock - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, 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.

• Natchitoches
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchitoches
  • Natchitoches is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchitoches <4>
• Many
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
  • Many is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <4>
• Zwolle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwolle
  • Zwolle is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zwolle <4>
• Campti
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campti have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
  • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <4>
• Pleasant Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
• Florien
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florien have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florien
  • Florien is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florien <4>
• Provencal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provencal
  • Provencal is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provencal <4>
• Natchez
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natchez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
  • Natchez is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <4>
• Clarence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>
• Fisher
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <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.

Adding Shamrock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shamrock in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shamrock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shamrock post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/