Welcome to Samuel ...

So far, we found very little information about Samuel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Samuel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Samuel, please Contact Us.

Samuel would have been located within present day Sullivan County<2>.

The location of Samuel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Samuel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Samuel is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Samuel was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Samuel once stood is in the (423) area code.

Communities Also Named Samuel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Samuel - they are located in Quebec and Texas.

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

Communities near Samuel ...

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

• Johnson City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
  • Former names for Johnson City:
  • Blue Plum Station
  • Haynesville
  • Johnsons Depot
  • Johnsons Tank
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <5>
• Kingsport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <5>
• Collingwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
  • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <5>
• Bristol
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <5>
• East Ridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
  • East Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
• Elizabethton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethton
  • Elizabethton is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethton <5>
• Cross
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Mill Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Bloomingdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Church Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <5>

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

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

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

Adding Samuel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Samuel 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 for Samuel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Samuel post office opened in 1880.

We also found Samuel in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Samuel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/