Welcome to Samsula ...

Samsula is located in Volusia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Samsula, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Samsula is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities near Samsula ...

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

• Deltona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deltona
  • Deltona is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deltona <4>
• Daytona Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Beach
  • Daytona Beach is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,143 people
  • Former names for Daytona Beach:
  • Daytona
  • Kingston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daytona Beach <4>
• Port Orange
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
  • Port Orange is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Orange <4>
• Ormond Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormond Beach
  • Ormond Beach is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ormond Beach <4>
• De Land
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land
  • De Land is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Land <4>
• New Smyrna Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smyrna Beach
  • New Smyrna Beach is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Smyrna Beach <4>
• Edgewater
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Edgewater is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewater <4>
• De Bary
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bary
  • De Bary is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Bary <4>
• South Daytona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Daytona
  • South Daytona is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Daytona <4>
• Orange City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City
  • Orange City is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange City <4>

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 Samsula. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Samsula.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Samsula ...

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

Adding Samsula to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Samsula 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 Samsula was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Samsula post office opened in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Samsula.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

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