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Welcome to Samuels ...

Samuels is located in Nelson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Samuels, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Samuels is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Samuels (for example, toward Greensburg), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Samuels: 502

Communities Also Named Samuels ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Samuels - they are located in Idaho, Louisiana and Texas.

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

Communities near Samuels ...

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

  • Mount Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bardstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shepherdsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
  • Pioneer Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
  • Lebanon Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Taylorsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebron Estates
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Heritage Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Former name for Heritage Creek:
    • Minor Lane Heights
  • Bloomfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Samuels ...

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

Adding Samuels to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Samuels 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 (so far) for Samuels was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Samuels post office opened in 1894. The Samuels post office closed in 1987.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Samuels.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Nelson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Samuels - 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/