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Welcome to Somers Lane ...

Somers Lane is located in Tioga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Somers Lane, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Somers Lane is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Somers Lane ...

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

  • Elmira
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <3>
  • Corning
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,632 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>
  • Elmira Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Wellsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mansfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Painted Post
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Elkland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Addison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Addison is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <3>
  • South Corning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • South Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • Tioga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Somers Lane ...

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

Adding Somers Lane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Somers Lane 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 (so far) for Somers Lane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Somers Lane post office opened in 1874. The Somers Lane post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Somers Lane.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Tioga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Somers Lane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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