Sampsel, Missouri

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Sampsel (also spelled Sampsell) is an unincorporated community in Livingston County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

History

Sampsel was originally spelled Sampsell, and under the latter name was platted in 1870 when the railroad was extended to that point. [2] The community has the name of J. B. F. Sampsell, a railroad man. [2] A post office called Sampsell Station was established in 1871, the name was changed to Sampsell in 1906, and the post office closed in 1953. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sampsel, Missouri
  2. 1 2 "Livingston County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

Coordinates: 39°48′50″N93°42′31″W / 39.81389°N 93.70861°W / 39.81389; -93.70861



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