Welcome to Shrock ...
So far, we found very little information about Shrock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shrock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shrock, please Contact Us.
Shrock would have been located within present day Attala County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shrock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Shrock is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Shrock was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Shrock was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities Also Named Shrock ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shrock - they are located in Indiana and Oregon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shrock.
Communities near Shrock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shrock.
- Durant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Goodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pickens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sallis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Zemuly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Sharpsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
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 Shrock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shrock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shrock. 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 Shrock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shrock. See our Newspapers Page for Shrock.
Adding Shrock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shrock 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 (so far) for Shrock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Shrock post office opened in 1888. The Shrock post office closed in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shrock.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Shrock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Attala, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shrock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Shrock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Shrock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |