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Welcome to Old Somerset ...

Old Somerset is located in Orange County<1>.

Old Somerset is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Old Somerset: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Old Somerset ...

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

  • Charlottesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Louisa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Gordonsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stanardsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Barboursville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnt Tree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
  • Madison Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
  • Madison Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Madison Run is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Somerset ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Somerset - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Old Somerset area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Old Somerset area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.