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We found fifteen communities that are also named Sampson.
Within Kentucky, the name Sampson is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Bradford County
This Sampson is located in Bradford County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the south of the Sampson that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Sampson.
Saint Johns County
This Sampson is located in Saint Johns County and lies 471 miles [758 km] to the south southeast of the Sampson that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Sampson.
Idaho
Idaho County
This Sampson is located in Idaho County and lies 1,792 miles [2,883.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sampson that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Sampson.
Kansas
Marion County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sampson [Marion County].
Missouri
Webster County
This Sampson is located in Webster County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the west of the Sampson that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Sampson.
New Mexico
Union County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Sampson.
New York
Seneca County
This Sampson is located in Seneca County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sampson that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Sampson.
Ohio
Darke County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sampson [Darke County].
Pennsylvania
Erie County
This Sampson is located in Erie County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sampson that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Sampson.
Washington County
This Sampson is located in Washington County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the northeast of the Sampson that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sampson.
South Carolina
Greenville County
This Sampson is located in Greenville County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sampson that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Sampson.
Tennessee
Bledsoe County
This Sampson is located in Bledsoe County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sampson that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of Sampson.
Virginia
Augusta County
This Sampson is located in Augusta County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sampson that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Sampson.
Washington
Grays Harbor County
This Sampson is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,190 miles [3,524.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sampson that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Sampson.
Wisconsin
Oconto County
This Sampson is located in Oconto County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sampson that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Sampson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sampson ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sampson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sampson and extending to:
Harlan, which is the Seat of Harlan County, lies just to the North Northwest.
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sampson to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sampson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sampson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sampson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Sampson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sampson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7265, Longitude: -83.2793 In this case, the coordinates for Sampson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.668 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.428 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.056 degrees.