Welcome to Shamrock Station ...

Shamrock Station is located in Berks County<1>.

The location of Shamrock Station has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <4>
• Reading
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
• Bethlehem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
• Pottstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <4>
• Emmaus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <4>
• Northampton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
• Quakertown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Hellertown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
  • Hellertown is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <4>
• Birdsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/