Welcome to Somes Bar ...

Somes Bar is located in Siskiyou County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Somes Bar, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Somes Bar is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Somes Bar lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Somes Bar: 530

The ZIP code for Somes Bar: 95568<3>

Communities near Somes Bar ...

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

• Orleans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Orleans is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Orleans
  • From Somes Bar to Orleans
• Forks of Salmon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Salmon
  • Forks of Salmon is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forks of Salmon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Forks of Salmon
  • From Somes Bar to Forks of Salmon
• Atsepar ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atsepar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsepar
  • Atsepar is located in Humboldt County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Atsepar
  • From Somes Bar to Atsepar
• Weitchpec
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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  • Weitchpec is located in Humboldt County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Weitchpec
  • From Somes Bar to Weitchpec
• Sawyers Bar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyers Bar
  • Sawyers Bar is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyers Bar <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sawyers Bar
  • From Somes Bar to Sawyers Bar
• Johnsons
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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  • Johnsons is located in Humboldt County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Johnsons
  • From Somes Bar to Johnsons
• Cecilville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilville
  • Cecilville is located in Siskiyou County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cecilville
  • From Somes Bar to Cecilville
• Hoopa
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopa
  • Hoopa is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoopa <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hoopa
  • From Somes Bar to Hoopa
• Happy Camp
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Camp
  • Happy Camp is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Camp <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Happy Camp
  • From Somes Bar to Happy Camp
• Denny ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denny. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
  • Denny is located in Trinity County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Denny
  • From Somes Bar to Denny

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Somes Bar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Somes Bar.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Somes Bar. 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 Somes Bar.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Somes Bar ...

Looking for more information about Somes Bar? 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 Somes Bar, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Somes Bar.

Adding Somes Bar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Somes Bar 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 Somes Bar was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Somes Bar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/