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Welcome to Samoa ...

Samoa is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Samoa is located in Texas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Samoa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Samoa is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Samoa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Samoa - they are located in California, Indiana and Iowa.

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

Communities near Samoa ...

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

  • Licking
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Willow Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Houston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cabool
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Summersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Raymondville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineral Springs City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
  • Simmons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Simmons is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
  • Bucyrus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Elk Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Samoa ...

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

Adding Samoa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Samoa post office opened in 1890. The Samoa post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Samoa.

Footnotes ...

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