Welcome to Sam ...

Sam is located in Tazewell County<1>.

Sam is 2,490 feet [759 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sam is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Sam: 276

Communities Also Named Sam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sam - it's located in Idaho.

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

Communities near Sam ...

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

• Bluefield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bluefield is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <3>
• Princeton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
• Bluefield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bluefield is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <3>
• Tazewell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <3>
• Welch
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Welch is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <3>
• Gary
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
• War
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
• Pocahontas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
• Bramwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bramwell is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <3>
• Northfork
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Northfork is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sam ...

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

Adding Sam to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sam 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 Sam was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sam.