Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sampson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sampson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sampson is located in Webster County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Webster County: Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Sampson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sampson:
- Webster County (The home county of Sampson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Niangua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Rader
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Marshfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Elkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Crown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Northview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Diggins
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Fordland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Seymour
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sarvis Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Olga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Rogersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Elkhead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Bruner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Pembina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Charity ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Long Lane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Windyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Leadmine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Tunas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tunas is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Celt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Douglas County
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Fair Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Strafford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Turners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Mumford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Langston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Sequiota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Phillipsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pease
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Brush Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Evergreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Twin Bridges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Competition
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Sleeper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Eldridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Abo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Falcon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Tin Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Goodnight
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Pleasant Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Halfway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Goodson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Grovespring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Odin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Saint George
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Hartville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Astoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Macomb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sampson, see our County-by-County Page for Sampson.
Cemeteries Near Sampson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sampson.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sampson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sampson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Letterman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tindle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Good Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McElwain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graceland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Conway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson - Buck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Sampson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sampson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sampson, with the one closest to Sampson listed first.
- Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forkners Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forkners Hill is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkners Hill
- Rader
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Marshfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bracken
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bracken is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Phillipsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thorpe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thorpe is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Conklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Charity ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Elkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Long Lane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Pease
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Caddo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caddo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Northview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Duncan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sampson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sampson.
Newspapers Published in Sampson ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sampson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sampson, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sampson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sampson:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Dallas County
- Douglas County
- Greene County
- Laclede County
- Polk County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sampson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sampson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |