Do you know of Somerset ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Somerset. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Somerset.
Unfortunately, we didn't note our source when we found mention of Somerset, so we are uncertain whether Somerset is a community, a post office or a post office located in a community and having the same name. While we don't have its location, we believe that Somerset would be found somewhere in DuPage County, Illinois.
This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.
Communities Also Named Somerset ...
We found 44 communities that share the name Somerset.
There are two communities within Illinois that are also named Somerset.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 42 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 42 communities, 41 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- McHenry County
- Saline County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Somerset [Saline County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Geneva County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Somerset [Geneva County].
- California
- Colorado
- Gunnison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Somerset [Gunnison County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Somerset [Hillsborough County].
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Somerset [Bulloch County].
- Indiana
- Wabash County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Somerset [Wabash County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Miami County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Somerset [Miami County].
- Kentucky
- Pulaski County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Somerset [Pulaski County].
- Louisiana
- Tensas Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Somerset [Tensas Parish].
- Manitoba
- Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Somerset.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Somerset [Anne Arundel County].
- Calvert County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Somerset [Calvert County].
- Carroll County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Somerset [Carroll County].
- Frederick County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Somerset [Frederick County].
- Howard County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Somerset [Howard County].
- Montgomery County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Somerset [Montgomery County].
- Worcester County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Somerset [Worcester County].
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Somerset [Bristol County].
- Michigan
- Hillsdale County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Somerset [Hillsdale County].
- Missouri
- Monroe County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Somerset [Monroe County].
- Ozark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Somerset [Ozark County].
- Nebraska
- Lincoln County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Somerset [Lincoln County].
- New Jersey
- Mercer County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Somerset [Mercer County].
- Passaic County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Somerset [Passaic County].
- Somerset County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Somerset [Somerset County].
- New York
- Niagara County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Somerset [Niagara County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Somerset.
- North Carolina
- Chowan County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Somerset [Chowan County].
- Haywood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Somerset [Haywood County].
- Person County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Somerset [Person County].
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Perry County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Somerset [Perry County].
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Somerset [Somerset County].
- Texas
- Vermont
- Windham County
- Please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Somerset [Windham County].
- Virginia
- Washington
- King County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Somerset [King County].
- Wisconsin
- Saint Croix County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Somerset [Saint Croix County].
- Alabama
More Orphans in DuPage County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in DuPage County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Somerset could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |