Sampson, Oconto County, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

44°45′54″N 88°11′10″W / 44.76500°N 88.18611°W / 44.76500; -88.18611Country

United StatesState

WisconsinCountyOcontoElevation

240 m (787 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code920GNIS feature ID1573644^[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

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

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^ ^a ^b "Sampson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b "Sampson, Oconto County, Wisconsin". Wisconsin Hometown Locator.
^ https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Oconto&searchtext=&pagenum=2