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Welcome to Sampsel ...

Sampsel is located in Livingston County<1>.

Sampsel is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sampsel: 660

Communities near Sampsel ...

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

  • Chillicothe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Trenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Gallatin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamilton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Braymer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jamesport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Breckenridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Wheeling
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wheeling is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Utica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Utica is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Chula
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chula is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sampsel ...

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

Adding Sampsel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sampsel 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 Sampsel was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sampsel.

Footnotes ...

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