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Welcome to Sammons Point (aka 'Sammons Point village') ...The village of Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County<1>. The location of Sammons Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Sammons Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849. A typical abbreviation for Sammons Point: Sammons Pt. See our Genealogy Helper Page for Sammons Point for more information about variations on the name of Sammons Point. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Sammons Point has a population of 239 people<3> (see below for details). Sammons Point is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Sammons Point lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Sammons Point (for example, toward Medaryville (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Telephone area codes for Sammons Point: (815) & (779)<5> The village of Sammons Point has also been called Sammons Point village. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sammons Point had an population of 239 people. This is a decrease of 14.34% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.14% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Sammons Point had a population of 279 people. This makes Sammons Point the county's 16th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 279 people, the population of Sammons Point decreased 2.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 285 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Sammons Point. Communities near Sammons Point ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sammons Point.
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 Sammons Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sammons Point. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sammons Point. 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 Sammons Point. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sammons Point. See our Newspapers Page for Sammons Point. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sammons Point ...Looking for more information about Sammons Point? 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 Sammons Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sammons Point. Adding Sammons Point to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Sammons Point 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 Sammons Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Sammons Point. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sammons Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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