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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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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 Dallas County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dallas County: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall & Tarrant.

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:

  • Dallas County     (The home county of Shamrock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
    • DeSoto
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Duncanville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Glenn Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ovilla
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lancaster
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
      • Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
      • Jim Town Junction
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Cockrell Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jim Town ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
    • Oak Cliff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
    • Hutchins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Grand Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
    • Carrollton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hebron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Plano
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
  • Denton County
    • Southlake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
    • Oak Leaf
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Red Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sterrett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
    • Pecan Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Midlothian
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sardis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Britton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Waxahachie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ike
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ike is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
    • Mansfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Boyce
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Boyce is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • Palmer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Venus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
    • Lillian
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Alvarado
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Briaroaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Egan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Burleson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Cross Timber
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Crowley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Grandview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Coyote Flats
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Cuba
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Keene
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Joshua
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
    • Crandall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Forney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosser
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Talty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
    • Heath
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
    • Cottonwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Scurry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
    • Johnsons Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
    • Arlington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • University Park Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pantego
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Euless
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kennedale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Rendon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
    • Retta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Retta is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
    • Bedford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
    • Forest Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Everman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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.

  • Rhodes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Vincent Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Trees Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rawlins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Laurel Land Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Land Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Land Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
    • The Laurel Land Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • New Oak Cliff Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4768 <2>
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fivemile Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (194 more) ...
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lisbon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cockrell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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.

  • DeSoto
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Duncanville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ovilla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Red Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lancaster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Sterrett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
  • Oak Cliff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
  • Midlothian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hutchins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sardis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sardis is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wilmer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Grand Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Ford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford

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 274 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 25 miles [40.2 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:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'.