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Welcome to Samaria ...

Samaria is located in Nash County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Samaria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Samaria is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Samaria lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Samaria: 252

Communities Also Named Samaria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Samaria - they are located in Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Samaria ...

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

  • Wilson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Knightdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
    • Knightdale is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <3>
  • Wendell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
    • Rolesville is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <3>
  • Zebulon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nashville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Archer Lodge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
    • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
    • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
    • Archer
  • Louisburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Oak
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Samaria ...

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

Adding Samaria to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Samaria 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 for Samaria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Samaria post office opened in 1902.

We also found Samaria on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Samaria.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Nash, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Samaria - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/