Sams Valley, Oregon

Sams Valley
Unincorporated community
Sams Valley
Location within the state of Oregon
Sams Valley
Sams Valley (the US)
Coordinates: 42°29′30″N 122°58′27″W / 42.49167°N 122.97417°W / 42.49167; -122.97417Coordinates: 42°29′30″N 122°58′27″W / 42.49167°N 122.97417°W / 42.49167; -122.97417
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] Sams Valley post office ran from 1873 until 1953.[4] Today residents consider the communities of Beagle, Antioch and Table Rock part of Sams Valley.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sams Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 20, 1980. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 61. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. 1 2 Fattig, Paul (September 19, 1999). "Speaking up for Sams Valley". Mail Tribune.
  4. 1 2 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.


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