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Welcome to Sam ...

Sam is located in Teton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.

Sam is 6,490 feet [1,978 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Sam is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Sam: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Sam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sam - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Sam ...

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

  • Victor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Driggs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Newdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Swan Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Tetonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Drummond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Drummond is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Aline ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Aline is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
  • Chapin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapin is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Fox Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Creek is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
  • Felt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sam ...

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

Adding Sam to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sam post office opened in 1925. The Sam post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sam.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Teton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sam - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Sam area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Sam area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/