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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Sam (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sam. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Sam is located in Teton County.

To see how the shape of Idaho's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Teton County: Bonneville, Fremont, Madison & Teton (WY).

Below are the counties that are near Sam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sam:

  • Teton County     (The home county of Sam)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sam, with the one closest to Sam listed first.
    • Aline ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
      • Aline is located in Teton County
    • Tetonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tetonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tetonia
      • Tetonia is located in Teton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tetonia <3>
    • Driggs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driggs
      • Driggs is located in Teton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driggs <3>
    • Chapin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Teton County
    • Fox Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
      • Fox Creek is located in Teton County
    • Felt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
      • Felt is located in Teton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <3>
    • Victor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Teton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <3>
    • The String
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The String
      • The String is located in Teton County
  • Bonneville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sam, with the one closest to Sam listed first.
    • Swan Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Valley
      • Swan Valley is located in Bonneville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan Valley <3>
    • Irwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Bonneville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <3>
    • Palisades
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
      • Palisades is located in Bonneville County
  • Fremont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sam, with the one closest to Sam listed first.
    • Newdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
      • Newdale is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newdale <3>
    • Drummond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
      • Drummond is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Squirrel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel
      • Squirrel is located in Fremont County
    • Teton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton
      • Teton is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton <3>
    • Chester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilford
      • Wilford is located in Fremont County
    • Ashton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Marysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Fremont County
    • Saint Anthony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
      • Saint Anthony is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <3>
    • Warm River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm River
      • Warm River is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Parker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <3>
    • Egin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egin
      • Egin is located in Fremont County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sam, with the one closest to Sam listed first.
    • Ririe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe
      • Ririe is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ririe <3>
    • Rigby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby
      • Rigby is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rigby <3>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sam, with the one closest to Sam listed first.
    • Walker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Madison County
    • Archer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
      • Archer is located in Madison County
    • Sugar City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
      • Sugar City is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <3>
    • Rexburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Teton County (WY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sam, with the one closest to Sam listed first.
    • Alta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Teton Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Moose Wilson Road
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Wilson Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Wilson Road
      • Moose Wilson Road is located in Teton County (WY)
    • Wilson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Moose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sam, see our County-by-County Page for Sam.

Newspapers Published in Sam ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sam.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sam, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sam.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sam:

Cemeteries Near Sam ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sam.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sam, with the one closest to Sam listed first.

  • Bates Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
  • Cedron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedron Cemetery
  • Haden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haden Cemetery
  • Cache Clawson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cache Clawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cache Clawson Cemetery
  • Driggs - Darby Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Driggs - Darby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driggs - Darby Cemetery
  • Driggs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Driggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driggs Cemetery
  • Felt Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felt Cemetery
  • Victor Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victor Cemetery
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pratt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Alta (WY).
    • The Pratt Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alta Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #467387 <5>
  • Swan Valley Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swan Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Valley Cemetery
  • Farnum Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnum Cemetery
  • Teton - Newdale Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Chester Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Cemetery
    • Sutton Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Squirrel Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squirrel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squirrel Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Sam in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sam.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sam, with the one closest to Sam listed first.

  • Teton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton
    • Teton is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton <3>
  • Saint Anthony
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
    • Saint Anthony is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sam. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sam.

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

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sam) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7191, Longitude: -111.3038       In this case, the coordinates for Sam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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