Welcome to Shamrock ...
Shamrock is located in Callaway County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shamrock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.
Shamrock is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Shamrock lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Shamrock: 573 & 235<3>
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, Louisiana, Maryland, 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.
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery City
- Montgomery City is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery City <4>
- Wellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Auxvasse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Florence
- New Florence is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Florence <4>
- Laddonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laddonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddonia
- Laddonia is located in Audrain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laddonia <4>
- Bellflower
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellflower have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Farber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Martinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Audrain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <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.<6>
From that list, the Shamrock post office opened in 1833.
We also found Shamrock in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shamrock.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Callaway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shamrock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Shamrock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Shamrock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |