Welcome to Samaria ...

Samaria is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Samaria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Samaria is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Samaria: (304) and (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Samaria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Samaria - they are located in Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Samaria ...

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

• Morgantown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
• Fairmont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <4>
• Clarksburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <4>
• Bridgeport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• Grafton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <4>
• Westover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Westover is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <4>
• Granville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
• Pleasant Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
• Kingwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Kingwood is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <4>
• Shinnston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnston
  • Shinnston is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinnston <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 Samaria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Samaria.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Samaria ...

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

Adding Samaria to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Samaria post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Samaria.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountywv.com/

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