Welcome to Somerset County ...

Time Zone: Somerset County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Somerville is the Seat for Somerset County.

Somerset County was founded in 1688 and was created by taking area from Middlesex County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Somerset had a population of 328,934 people. This is an increase of 1.48% since the last Census (which gave a population of 324,122 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Somerset represented 3.69% of the total population of New Jersey.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to New Jersey
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  • Website for the New Jersey State Archives

• Websites specific to Somerset County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Hunterdon County
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  • Mercer County
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  • Middlesex County
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  • Morris County
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  • Union County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of New Jersey
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of New Jersey
  • Cemeteries of Somerset County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Jersey
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of New Jersey
  • Cemeteries of Somerset County