Welcome to Sampson ...

Sampson is located in Saint Johns County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sampson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Sampson is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Sampson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sampson is within the boundaries of the (904) area code.

Communities Also Named Sampson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Sampson: This one is located in Saint Johns County and the other is located in Bradford County.

Beyond Florida, there are 15 communities that are also named Sampson - they are located in Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sampson ...

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

• Jacksonville Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
  • Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
  • Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
  • Pablo Beach
  • Ruby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <4>
• Saint Augustine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
  • Saint Augustine is located in Saint Johns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <4>
• Atlantic Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
  • Atlantic Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic Beach <4>
• Green Cove Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Springs
  • Green Cove Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Cove Springs <4>
• Orange Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Park
  • Orange Park is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Park <4>
• Neptune Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune Beach
  • Neptune Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neptune Beach <4>
• Penney Farms
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penney Farms
  • Penney Farms is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penney Farms <4>
• Fruit Cove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Cove
  • Fruit Cove is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruit Cove <4>
• Saint Johns
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <4>
• Loretto
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Duval 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 Sampson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sampson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sampson. 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 Sampson.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sampson ...

Looking for more information about Sampson? 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 Sampson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sampson.

Adding Sampson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sampson 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 Sampson was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sampson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Johns County: www.co.st-johns.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/