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Welcome to Samstown ...

Samstown is located in Iberville Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Samstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Samstown is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Samstown: 225

Communities near Samstown ...

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

  • Gonzales
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Donaldsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Saint Gabriel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Addis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <3>
  • Plaquemine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brusly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <3>
  • Sorrento
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Napoleonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayou Goula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Barton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barton is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Samstown ...

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

Adding Samstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Samstown 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 Samstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Samstown post office opened in 1902. The Samstown post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Samstown.

Footnotes ...

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