Welcome to South Somerville ...
So far, we found very little information about South Somerville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added South Somerville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with South Somerville, please Contact Us.
South Somerville would have been located within present day Somerset County<2>.
The location of South Somerville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of South Somerville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
A typical abbreviation for South Somerville: S. Somerville
While the community is gone, the present day location for South Somerville is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where South Somerville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named South Somerville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Somerville - it's located in Maine.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Somerville.
Communities near South Somerville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Somerville.
- New Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Perth Amboy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
- Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Rahway
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Westfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Morristown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Morristown is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- South Amboy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
- South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Blackwells Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwells Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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 South Somerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Somerville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Somerville. 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 South Somerville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Somerville. See our Newspapers Page for South Somerville.
Adding South Somerville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of South Somerville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for South Somerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the South Somerville post office opened in 1892.
We also found South Somerville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for South Somerville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about South Somerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Somerville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |