Welcome to Samsville ...

Samsville is located in Edwards County<1>.

The location of Samsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Samsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

Samsville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Samsville (for example, toward Decker (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Samsville: (618)

Communities Also Named Samsville ...

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

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

Communities near Samsville ...

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

• Olney
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Olney is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Fairfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Sumner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
• Albion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Grayville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
  • Grayville is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <4>
• West Salem
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • West Salem is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
• Noble
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
  • Noble is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <4>
• Allendale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Samsville ...

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

Adding Samsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Samsville post office opened in 1865.

We also found Samsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Samsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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