Sampson, Oconto County, Wisconsin

Sampson, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking north at the welcome sign for Sampson
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Coordinates: 44°45′54″N88°11′10″W / 44.76500°N 88.18611°W / 44.76500; -88.18611
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Oconto
Elevation	240 m (787 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	920
GNIS feature ID	1573644 [1]

Sampson is an unincorporated community in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. ^{[1] [2]} The community is located at the intersection of Oconto County Highways C and D, in the town of Morgan. It is located at latitude 44.765 and longitude -88.186 and elevation 787 feet (mean sea level). ^[2] In the unincorporated limits there is The Hilltop Tavern, a county highway shop and Sampson Valley Vineyard. The town did have a post office from 1898 to 1909, when it was discontinued. ^[3]

The land that comprises Sampson is the terminal moraine of the last glaciation. Over 200 feet of rich glacial till is present attracting over 1/2 dozen gravel operations supplying many concrete and road building companies.^{[ citation needed ]}

Images

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  Looking south at downtown Sampson
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  Looking south at the sign for Sampson
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  Looking north at downtown Sampson
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  Former General Merchanise store

References

1. "Sampson". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Sampson, Oconto County, Wisconsin". Wisconsin Hometown Locator.
3. "Notification Service | Post Offices".

44°45′54″N88°11′10″W / 44.76500°N 88.18611°W / 44.76500; -88.18611