Welcome to Somerset ...

Somerset is located in Lincoln 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 1887.

Somerset is 2,900 feet [884 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Somerset is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Somerset lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Somerset (for example, toward Elsie), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Somerset is located in the (308) area code.

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), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), 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.

• Wallace
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <4>
• Maywood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Maywood is located in Frontier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maywood <4>
• Wellfleet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
  • Wellfleet is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellfleet <4>
• Dickens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
  • Dickens is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <4>
• Bignell
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bignell
  • Bignell is located in Lincoln County
• Birdwood
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdwood
  • Birdwood is located in Lincoln County
• Curtis
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Curtis is located in Frontier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curtis <4>
• Grainton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grainton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainton
  • Grainton is located in Perkins County
• North Platte
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Platte
  • North Platte is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Platte <4>
• Hayes Center
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Center
  • Hayes Center is located in Hayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes Center <4>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Somerset, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<5>

From that list, the Somerset post office opened in 1887.

We also found Somerset on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

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 Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/