Welcome to South Somerset ...

South Somerset is located in Niagara County<1>.

The location of South Somerset has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Somerset, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for South Somerset: S. Somerset

South Somerset is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

South Somerset is within the (716) area code.

Communities near South Somerset ...

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

• Lockport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Albion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Medina
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Middleport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <4>
• Wilson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
• Lyndonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndonville
  • Lyndonville is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndonville <4>
• Hartland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Hartland is located in Niagara County
• Ridgewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
  • Ridgewood is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgewood <4>
• Corwin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
  • Corwin is located in Niagara County
• Gasport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasport
  • Gasport is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasport <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Somerset ...

Looking for more information about South 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to South Somerset, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Somerset.

Adding South Somerset to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Somerset 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 for South Somerset was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Somerset post office opened in 1871.

We also found South Somerset in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Somerset. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/