On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Samsula-Spruce Creek is more historic than 8% of U.S. towns, #404 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Samsula-Spruce Creek’s overall grade.
Few Florida towns list much on the Register (a typical Florida town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Samsula-Spruce Creek’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (33% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.4 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Samsula-Spruce Creek’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Spruce Creek
1911–1914
Samsula
1919–1936
19101970today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Double D Mobile RanchSamsula
1cemetery inside Samsula-Spruce Creek
Spruce Creek
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Samsula-Spruce Creek, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Samsula-Spruce Creek yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Samsula-Spruce Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Volusia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Samsula-Spruce Creek had a population of 4,877. While many households reside here, it is principally an agricultural area west of the cities of Port Orange and New Smyrna Beach.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 5,047 to 4,877 (-3%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Samsula-Spruce Creek, 1911 to 1952
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Samsula-Spruce Creek. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1952Samsula sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Samsula-Spruce Creek.
Famous people
Famous people close to Samsula-Spruce Creek
Nobody well known was born in Samsula-Spruce Creek itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Samsula-Spruce Creek is more historic than 8% of U.S. towns, #404 of 638 in Florida. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Samsula-Spruce Creek?
0.2% of Samsula-Spruce Creek’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1988.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
