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Do you know of Somerset Junction ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Somerset Junction. 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 Junction.

We found mention of Somerset Junction as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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.

Communities Also Named Somerset Junction ...

We found two communities that share the name Somerset Junction.

Within Massachusetts, the name Somerset Junction is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Warren 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 Iowa community of Somerset Junction [Warren County].
    • Maine
      • Somerset County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Somerset Junction [Somerset County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Somerset Junction ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Somerset Junction:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Somerset Junction - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in  Bristol 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 Bristol County.

Apponagansett VillageNorth Attleborough Center
 North Bristol
BeacroftNorth Dartmouth Station
Berkeley StationNorth Dighton Station
BraytonNorth Raynham
BrittaniaNorton Center
 Norton Station
Chace's 
Cole'sOldtown
Cotley JunctionOrton
Cotley 
Crane'sPadanaram Village
Crystal SpringsPadanarum
 Perrine
East Freetown stationPleasant View
East Swansea 
 Raynham Station
Falls Village 
FarmersSalters Point
FlintSassaquin
 Sequasett
HebronvilleShawmut
HemlockSomerset Centre
HicksvilleSouth
Horseneck BeachSwansea Station
 Swansea Village
Little Neck 
Lunds CornerTwin Village
  
Mansfield CenterWalker
Mishaum PointWatuppa
 Weir Junction
Noquochoke 

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 Junction 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.









 

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