Welcome to Saumsville ...

Saumsville is located in Shenandoah County<1>.

The location of Saumsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saumsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Saumsville is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Saumsville lies within the (540) area code.

Communities near Saumsville ...

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

• Front Royal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <4>
• Strasburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
• Woodstock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
• Luray
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
  • Luray is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <4>
• Mount Jackson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
  • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <4>
• Stephens City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
  • Stephens City is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <4>
• Middletown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Edinburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
• Toms Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Brook
  • Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toms Brook <4>
• Wardensville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardensville
  • Wardensville is located in Hardy County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardensville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saumsville ...

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

Adding Saumsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saumsville 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 Saumsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Saumsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saumsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saumsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shenandoah County: www.co.shenandoah.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/