Our Genealogy Helper
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Fayette County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Garrett (MD), Greene, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, Monongalia (WV) & Preston (WV).
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:
- Fayette County (The home county of Shamrock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Buffington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buffington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Uledi
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Uledi is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uledi
- New Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairbank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbank is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
- Highhouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Hoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoover is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- McClellandtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oliver is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunlap Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap Creek Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Creek Village
- Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Republic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Leith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Puritan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Puritan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Sunny Side
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Buena Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clairton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
- Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
- Jefferson
- Lincoln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Mendelssohn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Versailles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Library
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Nemacolin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Cumberland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Ceylon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Carmichaels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greensboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rices Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Khedive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Dilliner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Chartiers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Draketown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Confluence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ursina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Listonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Markleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Blainsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- California
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daisytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allenport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Speers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Stockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Deemston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Gibsonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belle Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Monessen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Smithton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Scottdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Hawkeye
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- West Overton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Alverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Iron Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- West Newton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wyano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett County (MD)
- Friendsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Hoodsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Pleasant View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Canyon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cheat Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Maidsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Baker Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Bowlby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Osage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Star City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Brookhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Morgantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Granville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Westover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Laurel Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Little Sandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Hazelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Masontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lenox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Reedsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arthurdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Orr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Albright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- Tomasza Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of New Salem.
- The St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2431011 <2>
- St. Procopius RC Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lackey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. St. Macrina Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
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.
- Searights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Searights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
- Balsinger
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Balsinger is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsinger
- Dearth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dearth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearth
- New Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Haddenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haddenville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddenville
- McClellandtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highhouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
- Leith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Vances Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vances Mill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vances Mill
- Upper Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Middletown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Middletown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Waltersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waltersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersburg
- Davidson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Rothruck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rothruck is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothruck
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 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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shamrock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shamrock, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shamrock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Garrett County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shamrock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |