Welcome to Somerton ...

Somerton is located in Belmont County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Somerton: SUH-muhr-tuhn<3>

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

Somerton is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Somerton: (740)

Communities Also Named Somerton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Somerton - they are located in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Somerton ...

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

• Saint Clairsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
  • Saint Clairsville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clairsville <5>
• Barnesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <5>
• Woodsfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsfield
  • Woodsfield is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsfield <5>
• Powhatan Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Point
  • Powhatan Point is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan Point <5>
• Bethesda
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethesda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
  • Bethesda is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethesda <5>
• Flushing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Flushing is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <5>
• Quaker City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
  • Quaker City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker City <5>
• Senecaville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senecaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senecaville
  • Senecaville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senecaville <5>
• Belmont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <5>
• Beallsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
  • Beallsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Somerton ...

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

Adding Somerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Somerton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Somerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Somerton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Belmont County: www.belmontcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/