Welcome to South Somerville ...

So far, we found very little information about South Somerville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added South Somerville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with South Somerville, please Contact Us.

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South Somerville would have been located within present day Somerset County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Somerville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for South Somerville: S. Somerville

While the community is gone, the present day location for South Somerville is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where South Somerville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named South Somerville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Somerville - it's located in Maine.

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

Communities near South Somerville ...

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

• New Brunswick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Perth Amboy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Plainfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Rahway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Rahway is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
• Westfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Westfield is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• Summit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit is located in Union County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
• Morristown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• South Amboy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
• Clinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
• Blackwells Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills

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

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

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

Adding South Somerville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Somerville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for South Somerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the South Somerville post office opened in 1892. The South Somerville post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Somerville.