found: Cruikshank, B. Samar, 1768-1898, 1985:p. 9, etc. (Samar, Philippines)
found: LC data base, 9-4-86(hdg.: Samar (Philippines))
found: Webster's new geog. dict., 1972(Samar, Philippines)
found: Webster's new geog. dict., c1984(under Samar: former prov. on the island of Samar, Philippines; prov. of Samar created in 1768; in 1969 pfov. of Samar subdivided into 3 provinces: Samar del Norte [Northern Samar], Samar Occidental [Western Samar], Samar Oriental [Eastern Samar])
found: GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(island; 12°00ʹ00ʺN 125°00ʹ00ʺE)