Welcome to Shinrock ...

Shinrock is located in Erie County<1>.

The pronunciation of Shinrock: SHIN-rawk<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shinrock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Shinrock is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shinrock lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Shinrock ...

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

• Lorain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
  • Lorain is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorain <4>
• Sandusky
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Sandusky is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <4>
• Norwalk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <4>
• Amherst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
• Vermilion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
  • Vermilion is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermilion <4>
• Oberlin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
  • Oberlin is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <4>
• Bellevue
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Huron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Huron is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <4>
• Wellington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
• New London
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <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 Shinrock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shinrock.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shinrock. 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 Shinrock.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shinrock ...

Looking for more information about Shinrock? 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 Shinrock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shinrock.

Adding Shinrock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shinrock 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 Shinrock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Shinrock post office opened in 1884.

We also found Shinrock in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shinrock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie-county-ohio.net/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/