Shamrock, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Shamrock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63361. It stands on Harrison Creek. The Survey maps it on the Martinsburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1890 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1890 USGS Perry quadrangle1:125000
- 1942 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1973 USGS Martinsburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Shamrock between 1994 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 189935-01420-07282019-1545 |
| 2 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 June 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 189934-01420-06062019-0946 |
| 20 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177545-01420-04202018-1400 |
| 6 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 200536-01420-03062020-1425 |
| 12 March 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 February 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177387-01420-02032018-0115 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Shamrock: 26 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Martinsburg Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Aubuchon Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Blaussett Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Robertson Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Robertson Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shamrock in 3 storm reports between 1995 and 2009: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shamrock | $122 | Wind gusts reached 60 mph in Fulton and a mobile home was heavily damaged in the northeast part of the county. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Shamrock | - | Rain in excess of 3 inches had fallen in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several spots along County roads 261 and 262 were flooded as well as U.S. Highway 54 south of Kingdom City. Also, the north outer road of Interstate 70 three miles east of Williamsburg was flooded as well as the south outer road between mile markers 150 and 151. Numerous other county roads were flooded as well. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Shamrock | - | A small tornado formed just north of Shamrock on the west side of Highway B. At this location one home sustained minor roof damage. The tornado moved southeast crossing Highway B and damaged two machine sheds and downed several large trees. Further southeast a barn was completely destroyed. A man observed the tornado from a tractor while the tornado was in this area. The last damage noted was several large trees downed near County Road 1037. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Williamsburg | 5.7 miles | 21 | |
| Calwood | 10.1 miles | 21 | |
| Yucatan | 10.7 miles | 21 | |
| Auxvasse | 10.8 miles | 16 | |
| Bryans (historical) | 11.1 miles | 16 | |
| McCredie | 13.0 miles | 21 | |
| Toledo | 13.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 726263. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






