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Welcome to Sampson ...

Sampson is located in Idaho County<1>.

Sampson is 6,000 feet [1,829 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Sampson is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Sampson lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Sampson (for example, toward McCall), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Sampson: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Sampson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Sampson - they are located in Florida (2), 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.

  • Riggins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucile
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Shells Lick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
  • Burgdorf
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Copperville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Copperville is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Pollock
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • White Bird
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Warren
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Dixie
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Idaho
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Idaho, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sampson - 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 Sampson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Sampson 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.