Shamrock, Missouri

Shamrock is an unincorporated community in eastern Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route B two miles west of the Loutre River. Auxvasse is ten miles to the west, Montgomery City is about nine miles east and Williamsburg is five miles south.[2]

History

A post office called Shamrock was established in 1833, and remained in operation until 1954.[3] The community was named after the shamrock, since a large share of the first settlers were natives of Ireland.[4] Its former post office was sought by those in the region to mail their letters on St Patrick's Day with a 'Shamrock' postmark.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shamrock, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 38-9, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

Coordinates: 39°00′10″N 91°41′40″W / 39.00278°N 91.69444°W / 39.00278; -91.69444


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