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Shamrock, Missouri

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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.{{cn|date=October 2018}}

References

1. ^{{GNIS|726263}}
2. ^Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 38-9, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}
3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=7 September 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web| url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_callaway.html| title=Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=7 September 2016| deadurl=bot: unknown| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071020/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_callaway.html| archivedate=24 June 2016| df=}}

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2 : Unincorporated communities in Callaway County, Missouri|Unincorporated communities in Missouri

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