Before the city was named “Huahin”, a story was told that around 1834, in the reign of King Nang Klao, some of the agricultural areas in Petchburi were afflicted by a severe drought. Some of citizens moved south until they found “Samoh Rieng village”, up from Kao Takieb and Nong kae or Ban Nong Sakae. In Samoh Rieng, the seashore is very unusual. The rocks on the shore were beautifully spread out and the land was just right for farming and fishing, and was originally called “Samoh Rieng” village.