Sampsel, Missouri

Sampsel (also spelled Sampsell) is a ghost town in Livingston County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

Sampsel was originally spelled Sampsell, and under the latter name was platted in 1870 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] The community has the name of J. B. F. Sampsell, a railroad man.[2] A post office called Sampsell Station was established in 1871, the name was changed to Sampsell in 1906, and the post office closed in 1953.[3]

At its peak in 1929, the town had a bank, a general store, a pool hall, a grain elevator, as well as two schools and a number of houses. The town was abandoned sometime between 1970 and 1990. Many of the original buildings are still standing.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sampsel, Missouri
  2. 1 2 "Livingston County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 30, 2016.

39°48′50″N 93°42′31″W / 39.81389°N 93.70861°W / 39.81389; -93.70861


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