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Welcome to Sams ...

Sams is located in Estill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sams, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Sams is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Sams and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Sams: 606

Communities Also Named Sams ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sams - they are located in Colorado and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Sams ...

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

  • Richmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Winchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Irvine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeffersonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Camargo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Clay City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ravenna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • College Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • College Hill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
  • Log Lick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Log Lick is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sams ...

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

Adding Sams to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sams in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Sams was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sams post office opened in 1886. The Sams post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sams.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Estill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sams - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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