Welcome to Somerset ...The city of Somerset is located in Pulaski County<1> and is the County Seat for Pulaski County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Somerset, you might consider that their post office opened in 1803. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Somerset has a population of 11,628 people<2> (see below for details). Somerset is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Somerset lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Somerset (for example, toward Russell Springs), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Code for Somerset: 606 The ZIP codes for Somerset: 42501-42503<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Somerset had an population of 11,628 people. This is an increase of 3.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.43% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Somerset had a population of 11,196 people (which is 17.72% of the total population of Pulaski County). This makes Somerset the county's most populous community. The population of Somerset represents 0.26% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 31st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 11,196 people, the population of Somerset decreased 1.37% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,352 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Somerset. 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, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), Nebraska, 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.
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. Our list includes 26 papers. 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Somerset, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) for Somerset was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Somerset. Footnotes ...
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