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Welcome to Somerville ...

Somerville is located in Somerset County<1> and is the County Seat for Somerset County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Somerville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

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

Area Code for Somerville: 908

The ZIP code for Somerville: 08876<2>

Communities Also Named Somerville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Somerville - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Somerville.

Communities near Somerville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Somerville ...

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

Adding Somerville to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Somerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Somerville post office opened in 1827.

We also found Somerville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Somerville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Somerville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Somerville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<3>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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