Sams Valley is an
unincorporated community
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in
Jackson County,
Oregon
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, United States.
It lies along
Oregon Route 234 northeast of
Gold Hill Gold Hill may refer to:
Canada
* Gold Hill, British Columbia
United Kingdom
* Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset, a steep street used in Hovis commercial
United States
;Alabama
* Gold Hill, Alabama
;California
* Gold Hill, El Dorado County, C ...
, in the
Medford area.
Originally named "Moonville",
the community takes its name from a valley that was named after Chief Sam of the
Rogue River tribe of
Native Americans.
Sams Valley had its own post office from 1873 until 1953.
[ Today, the communities of ]Beagle
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, Antioch, and Table Rock are all considered part of Sams Valley.[
]
References
Populated places established in 1873
Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Oregon
1873 establishments in Oregon
Unincorporated communities in Oregon
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