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Welcome to Shamrock Station ...

Shamrock Station is located in Berks County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Shamrock Station: Shamrock Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Shamrock Station is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Shamrock Station ...

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

  • Allentown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reading
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethlehem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pottstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Emmaus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Northampton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Quakertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Catasauqua
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
    • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <3>
  • Hellertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Birdsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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 Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shamrock Station.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shamrock Station ...

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

Adding Shamrock Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shamrock Station 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 Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shamrock Station post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shamrock Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shamrock Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/