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Welcome to Samoa ...

Samoa is located in Jackson County<1>.

Samoa is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Samoa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Samoa: 563

Communities Also Named Samoa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Samoa - they are located in California, Indiana and Missouri.

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

Communities near Samoa ...

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

  • Clinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Fulton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
  • Bellevue
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Carroll
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lanark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lanark is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanark <3>
  • Preston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hanover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
  • Elizabeth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Thomson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomson is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <3>
  • Chadwick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Samoa ...

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

Adding Samoa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Samoa 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 (so far) for Samoa was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Samoa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Samoa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.