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Welcome to Somber ...

Somber is located in Worth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Somber, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Somber is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Somber: 641

Communities near Somber ...

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

  • Albert Lea
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Clear Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Forest City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Northwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Manly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Alden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Alden is located in Freeborn County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <3>
  • Glenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Kiester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kiester is located in Faribault County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiester <3>

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 Somber. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Somber.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Somber ...

Looking for more information about Somber? 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 Somber, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Somber.

Adding Somber to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Somber 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 (so far) for Somber was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Somber post office opened in 1889. The Somber post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Somber.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Worth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Somber - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/