Sampson, Missouri

Sampson is an unincorporated community in northern Webster County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The site is at the intersection of Missouri Supplemental Routes CC and H, between Niangua and Conway approximately 8 mi (13 km) northeast of Marshfield.[2]

History

A post office called Sampson was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1935.[3] The community has the name of the local Sampson family.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sampson, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.


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