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Welcome to Sampson ...

Sampson is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Sampson is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sampson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Sampson is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sampson: 417

Communities Also Named Sampson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Sampson - they are located in Florida (2), Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sampson ...

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

  • Lebanon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Strafford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Fair Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Conway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Phillipsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sampson ...

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

Adding Sampson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sampson post office opened in 1904. The Sampson post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sampson.

Footnotes ...

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