Welcome to Somerset ...

Somerset is located in Gunnison County<1>.

The location of Somerset has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Somerset, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Somerset is 6,030 feet [1,838 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Somerset is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Somerset lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Somerset lies within the (970) area code.

The ZIP code for Somerset: 81434<4>

Communities Also Named Somerset ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 46 communities that are also named Somerset - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey (3), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Somerset.

Communities near Somerset ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Somerset.

• Paonia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paonia
  • Paonia is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paonia <5>
• Hotchkiss
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkiss
  • Hotchkiss is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hotchkiss <5>
• Crawford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <5>
• Marble
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Marble is located in Gunnison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <5>
• Lazear
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lazear have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazear
  • Lazear is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazear <5>
• Irwin ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Irwin is located in Gunnison County
• Maher
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maher
  • Maher is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maher <5>
• Crystal ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Crystal is located in Gunnison County
• Redstone
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
  • Redstone is located in Pitkin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redstone <5>
• Cedaredge
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedaredge
  • Cedaredge is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedaredge <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Somerset. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Somerset.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Somerset. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Somerset.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Somerset. See our Newspapers Page for Somerset.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Somerset ...

Looking for more information about Somerset? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Somerset, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Somerset.

Adding Somerset to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Somerset in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Somerset was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Somerset post office opened in 1903.

We also found Somerset on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Somerset.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Somerset. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gunnison County: www.co.gunnison.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/