Sams Valley, Oregon

Sams Valley
Unincorporated community
Sams Valley

Location within the state of Oregon

Coordinates: 42°29′30″N 122°58′27″W / 42.49167°N 122.97417°WCoordinates: 42°29′30″N 122°58′27″W / 42.49167°N 122.97417°W
Country United States
State Oregon
County Jackson
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 97525
Area code(s) 458 and 541

Sams Valley is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 234 northeast of Gold Hill, in the Medford area.

Originally named "Moonville",[1] the community takes its name from a valley that was named for Chief Sam of the Rogue River tribe of Native Americans.[2] Sams Valley post office ran from 1873 until 1953.[2] Today residents consider the communities of Beagle, Antioch and Table Rock part of Sams Valley.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fattig, Paul (September 19, 1999). "Speaking up for Sams Valley". Mail Tribune.
  2. 2.0 2.1 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.