Sams Valley, Oregon
Sams Valley, Oregon | |
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Sams Valley | |
Coordinates: 42°29′30″N 122°58′27″W / 42.49167°N 122.97417°WCoordinates: 42°29′30″N 122°58′27″W / 42.49167°N 122.97417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Jackson |
Elevation | 1,273 ft (388 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 97525 |
Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
GNIS feature ID | 1126544[1] |
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1] |
Sams Valley is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.[1] It lies along Oregon Route 234 northeast of Gold Hill, in the Medford area.[2]
Originally named "Moonville",[3] the community takes its name from a valley that was named after Chief Sam of the Rogue River tribe of Native Americans.[4][5] Sams Valley had its own post office from 1873 until 1953.[4] Today, the communities of Beagle, Antioch, and Table Rock are all considered part of Sams Valley.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Sams Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 20, 1980. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Fattig, Paul (September 19, 1999). "Speaking up for Sams Valley". Mail Tribune.
- ^ Jump up to: a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 844. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ "Jackson County Place Names Database". Jackson County Genealogy Library. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
Categories:
- Populated places established in 1873
- Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Oregon
- 1873 establishments in Oregon
- Unincorporated communities in Oregon
- Jackson County, Oregon geography stubs