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Welcome to Samnorwood ...

Samnorwood is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Samnorwood is located in Collingsworth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Samnorwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1932.

Samnorwood is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Samnorwood is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Samnorwood: 806

The ZIP code for Samnorwood: 79077<3>

Communities near Samnorwood ...

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

  • Wellington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Shamrock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Quail
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Twitty
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Twitty is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty
  • Texola
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Texola is located in Beckham County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texola <4>
  • Magic City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Magic City is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
  • McLean
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy is located in Harmon County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Dodson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dodson is located in Collingsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <4>
  • Hedley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Samnorwood ...

Looking for more information about Samnorwood? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Samnorwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Samnorwood.

Adding Samnorwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Samnorwood post office opened in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Samnorwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collingsworth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Samnorwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Samnorwood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Samnorwood or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/