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Welcome to Samtown ...

Samtown is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

Samtown is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Samtown: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Samtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Samtown - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Samtown ...

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

  • Pineville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ball
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <4>
  • Lecompte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Boyce
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cheneyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Pollock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Creola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Creola is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Creola has also been known as:
    • Creola village
  • Moreland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Samtown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Samtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Samtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Samtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.