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Welcome to Sampson ...

Sampson is located in Harlan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sampson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

Sampson is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sampson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sampson: 606

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), Idaho, Kansas, 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.

  • Trent Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
    • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
  • Alanthus Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanthus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
    • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Pennington Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
  • Harlan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sneedville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jonesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Evarts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evarts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
    • Evarts is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <4>
  • Loyall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Willis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
  • Wallins Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
    • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
    • Estimated population in 2016: 146 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 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.

Adding Sampson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sampson 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 Sampson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sampson post office opened in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sampson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Harlan, 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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