Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Shamrock (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shamrock. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Shamrock is located in Callaway County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Callaway County: Audrain, Boone, Cole, Gasconade, Montgomery & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near Shamrock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shamrock:
- Callaway County (The home county of Shamrock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Auxvasse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kingdom City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Portland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Steedman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Lindbergh
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Stephens
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Mokane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- New Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Martinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Benton City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Vandiver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rush Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Mexico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laddonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Farber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Vandalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Centralia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stephens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Franklin County
- Berger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Morrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gasconade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Hermann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Berger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Olney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Truxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Corso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Hawk Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Monroe County
- Santa Fe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Wellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Americus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Bellflower
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Big Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Gamma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- High Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Starkenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Bluffton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Rhineland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Chamois
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- New Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Ashley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Curryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Ralls County
- Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- Pendleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shamrock, see our County-by-County Page for Shamrock.
Cemeteries Near Shamrock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shamrock.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Shamrock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shamrock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Augusta Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sawyers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chatman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bullard Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holt - Covington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Conley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Wellsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shamrock had a population of 71 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Bachelor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bachelor is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benton City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Calwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calwood is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwood
- Mineola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Auxvasse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bryans ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bryans is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- McCredie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McCredie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCredie
- Toledo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toledo is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Readsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Readsville is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsville
- Callaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Callaway is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- New Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shamrock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shamrock.
Newspapers Published in Shamrock ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shamrock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shamrock, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shamrock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shamrock:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Callaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Boone County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Lincoln County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Osage County
- Pike County
- Ralls County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shamrock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shamrock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |