Welcome to Samaria ...

Samaria is located in Oneida County<1>.

The location of Samaria has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Samaria: suh-MARY-uh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Samaria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Samaria is 4,470 feet [1,362 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Samaria is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Samaria lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Samaria: (208) & (986)<5>

Communities Also Named Samaria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Samaria - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Samaria.

Communities near Samaria ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Samaria.

• Malad City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malad City
  • Malad City is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malad City <6>
• Dayton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <6>
• Weston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <6>
• Plymouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Box Elder County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <6>
• Clifton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <6>
• Portage
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
• Oxford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
• Cherry Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
• Saint Johns
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
• Woodruff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Oneida County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Samaria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Samaria.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Samaria. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Samaria.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Samaria. See our Newspapers Page for Samaria.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Samaria ...

Looking for more information about Samaria? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Samaria, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Samaria.

Adding Samaria to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Samaria in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Samaria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Samaria post office opened in 1881.

We also found Samaria in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Samaria.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Samaria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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