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 Jackson County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Clark, Eau Claire, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau & Wood.
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:
- Jackson County (The home county of Shamrock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Millston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Black River Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Hatfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- North Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Hixton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Sechlerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sechlerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Alma Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Lapham Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lapham Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- Taylor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Merrillan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Pray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Humbird
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Neillsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lynxville
- Eau Claire County
- Fairchild
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairchild
- Juneau County
- Mather
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Mather
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Mindoro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Rockland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Bangor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - West Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Middle Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Barre Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barre Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Holmen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in La Crosse County
- Onalaska
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Brice Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brice Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County
- Saint Joseph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Angelo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Warrens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Tunnel City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Tomah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Valley Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Wyeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Melvina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Norwalk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Oakdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Shennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Wilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Blair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Ettrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Frenchville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Pigeon Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Coral City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- Galesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Whitehall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- St. Columkille Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columkille Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columkille Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Irving Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irving Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irving Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cataract Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cataract Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965266 <3>
- Olson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Carr Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brookside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- County Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Farm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1840565 <3>
- Stiehl Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stiehl Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stiehl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Olson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Oxbow Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxbow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxbow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lafayette Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafayette Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafayette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Decorah Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decorah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Decorah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oxbow Cemetery
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Shamrock had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shamrock, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.
- Irving
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Cataract
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Sheppard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Millston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Black River Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Lynxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Burr Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Angelo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Kirby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Warrens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Tunnel City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Hatfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- North Bend
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 77 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Eau Claire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juneau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- La Crosse County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Trempealeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clark County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Jackson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Jackson County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shamrock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shamrock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1741, Longitude: -90.8046 In this case, the coordinates for Shamrock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |