Sams Valley, Oregon

Sams Valley is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.^[1] It lies along Oregon Route 234 northeast of Gold Hill, in the Medford area.^[2]

Sams Valley, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 42°29′30″N 122°58′27″W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Jackson
Elevation	1,273 ft (388 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	97525
Area codes	458 and 541
GNIS feature ID	1126544[1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1]

Originally named "Moonville",^[3] the community takes its name from a valley that was named after Chief Sam of the Rogue River tribe of Native Americans.^[4][5] Sams Valley had its own post office from 1873 until 1953.^[4] Today, the communities of Beagle, Antioch, and Table Rock are all considered part of Sams Valley.^[3]