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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Somerville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Somerville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Somerville is located in Burleson County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Burleson County: Brazos, Lee, Milam, Robertson & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Somerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Somerville:

  • Burleson County     (The home county of Somerville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
    • Lyons
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scofield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
    • Frenstat
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
      • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
    • Snook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
      • Snook is located in Burleson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <1>
    • Clay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
    • Tunis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
    • Deanville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Caldwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
    • Cooks Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
    • Chriesman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
    • New Wehdem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wehdem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
    • Shelby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Bleiblerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bleiblerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleiblerville
      • Bleiblerville is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bleiblerville <1>
    • Kenney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
      • Kenney is located in Austin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <1>
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sempronius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
    • Industry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Austin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <1>
    • Buckhorn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
    • Allen Farm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
    • Wellborn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Stone City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
    • Millican
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • College Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
    • Boonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
      • Boonville is located in Brazos County
    • Navasota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navasota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navasota
      • Navasota is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navasota <1>
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
  • Colorado County
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
    • Carmine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmine
      • Carmine is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmine <1>
    • Ledbetter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Ledbetter is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <1>
    • Round Top
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Warrenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Walhalla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
    • Nechanitz
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
    • Roznov
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
    • Warda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warda
      • Warda is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warda <1>
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
    • Dime Box
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Old Dime Box
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
    • Loebau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
      • Loebau is located in Lee County
    • Giddings
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lexington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Tanglewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
    • Hicks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
  • Robertson County
    • Mumford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
      • Mumford is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <1>
  • Waller County
    • Saint Paul
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
    • Quarry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
    • Gay Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
    • Rehburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
    • Independence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Burton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Brenham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>
    • La Bahia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
    • Whitman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
    • Wesley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Chappell Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chappell Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Hill
      • Chappell Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappell Hill <1>
    • Washington ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Graball ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
      • Graball is located in Washington County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Somerville, see our County-by-County Page for Somerville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Somerville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Somerville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Somerville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Somerville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Somerville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Somerville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Somerville:

Cemeteries Near Somerville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Somerville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Somerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.

  • Somerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sweet Homes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Sweet Homes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Birch Creek Cemetery
    • Sweet Home Church Cemetery
    • Sweethome Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Homes Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515600 <4>
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mexican Cemetery Association
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Lyons Coummunity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Schoppe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Schoppe Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoppe Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6803 <4>
  • Evangelical UCC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodfork Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodfork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodfork Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7726 <4>
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
  • Khrone Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Khrone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Khrone Cemetery
  • Frieden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frieden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frieden Cemetery
  • Continue List   (238 more) ...
    • Oak Rest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pillow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pillow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pillow Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5996 <4>
    • Lawrence Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lawrence Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawrence Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Lyons.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4775 <4>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Somerville had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Somerville had a population of 1,443 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.

  • Quarry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
    • Quarry is located in Washington County
  • Lyons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gay Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
  • Merle ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Merle is located in Burleson County
  • Frenstat
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
    • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
  • Davidson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
    • Davidson is located in Burleson County
  • Burton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Independence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Clay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
  • Mill Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Mill Creek is located in Washington County
  • Tunis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Tunis is located in Burleson County
  • Brenham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
    • Brenham is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • William Penn ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for William Penn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
      • William Penn is located in Washington County
    • Deanville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • La Bahia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Somerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Somerville.

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Somerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Somerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3462, Longitude: -96.5289    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Somerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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