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Welcome to Sample ...

Sample is located

Sample is located in Gonzales County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sample, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Sample is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sample: 830

Communities Also Named Sample ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Sample - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Sample ...

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

  • Cuero
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nixon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Nixon is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <3>
  • Yorktown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Smiley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheapside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
  • Wrightsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bebe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cost
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cost is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
  • Hochheim
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gillett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sample ...

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

Adding Sample to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sample 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 (so far) for Sample was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sample post office opened in 1905. The Sample post office closed in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sample.

Footnotes ...

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