> Book your hotel in Marshfield More Lodging close to Niangua on Route 66 Lodging close to Sampson there is no accommodation in town, but you can find a room in neighboring Marshfield. The town gradually dwindled and now only a few residents live in the counrtyside around it. The post office was established here in 1907 but it closed during the Great Depression in 1935. Route 66 was created in 1926, and passed just by the village, but Lebanon to the north and Marshfield to the south captured most of the traffic. By then population was around 22 residents. There were dozens of canning factories in Webster County, and a large canning factory (the Case Canning Company) was in Sampson, processing tomatoes but due to safer labor requirements A lumber company (the Ozark Plateau Tie and Timber Co.) opened in 1909 and sent logs via a railroad spur into the town. The railroad passed through the town shortly after. At that time Charles Atteberry openedĪ general store. but it had been settled earlier, in 1862 when land was granted in the area. The area was surveyed in 1870 by the South Pacific Railroad Co. Sampson (and similar surnames Sanson, Sinson, Sansom) were brought toĮngland from France and derive from the biblical name "Samson" which comes from the Hebrew word " shemesh" or "sun". Named after the Sampson family who opened the post office. Read about the region's history in our Marshfield page. Sampson is ghost town in northern Webster County, in south central Missouri.
Time zone: Central (CST): UTC minus 6 hours. Enable Javascript for a better user experience, and to see the images on this webpage About Sampson Missouri Facts, Trivia and useful informationĮlevation: 1,381 ft (421 m). When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. The former Timber Hill Camp and the decaying remains of Garbage Can Cafe and Lowery's Service Station.ĭrive through Sampson MO during your Route 66 road trip in the Ozarks.Ĭaffeyville Sampson MO Index to this page "That's It" Motel, the old O'Brien's Cabins, cafe and station, Sampson is a Ghost Town on Route 66 with some remnants of the golden days of the Mother Road like the site of the
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