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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Creek County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Creek County: Lincoln, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pawnee, Payne & Tulsa.

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:

  • Creek County     (The home county of Shamrock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
    • Drumright
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Depew
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Milfay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pulaski ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pulaski is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Oilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bristow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Silver City is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Lawrence Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Slick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kellyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Mannford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sapulpa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Mounds
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
    • South Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • South Village is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
    • Avery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Avery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Stroud
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kendrick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Parkland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Agra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <1>
    • Davenport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tryon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Chandler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Carney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Warwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Prague
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Okfuskee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
    • Mason
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mason is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Paden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ixl
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Boley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <1>
    • Okfuskee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Okfuskee is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee
  • Okmulgee County
    • Beggs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Beggs is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beggs <1>
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
    • Osage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Osage is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Osage has also been known as:
      • Osage City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <1>
    • Pulare ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pulare is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulare
    • Prue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
    • Jennings
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Quay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
    • Terlton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hallett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Maramec
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Westport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Westport is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Oak Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 18 people
    • Mule Barn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mule Barn is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Barn
    • Shady Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shady Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2 people
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
    • Leroy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Cleveland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cody
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
    • North Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Village is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Schlegel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Schlegel is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
    • Cushing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cartoco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
    • Yale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Yale is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>
    • Ripley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cottingham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
    • Perkins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Vinco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • Glencoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stillwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
    • Lotsee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lotsee is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotsee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
    • Prattville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Prattville is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
    • Oakhurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Sand Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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.

  • Shamrock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • South Side Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Drumright North Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Memorial Club Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Harlinsville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Euchee Valley Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (193 more) ...
    • St. Leo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Poor Boy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Shamrock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shamrock.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.

  • Cushing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stroud
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Parkland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
  • Davenport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jennings
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ingalls
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Chandler
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Arlington is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Perkins
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Leroy
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Warwick
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Cleveland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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 the Vicinity of 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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shamrock.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shamrock. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shamrock and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shamrock.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Shamrock.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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>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.
<3>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'.