Somerton, Ohio
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Somerton is an unincorporated community in Belmont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
Somerton was laid out around 1818.[2] The community's name is derived from Somerset, England.[3] A post office called Somerton was established in 1827.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Somerton, Ohio
- ^ Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections. Historical Publishing Company. p. 407.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 128.
- ^ "Belmont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
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Municipalities and communities of Belmont County, Ohio, United States
County seat: St. Clairsville
- Martins Ferry
- St. Clairsville
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- Barnesville
- Bellaire
- Belmont
- Bethesda
- Bridgeport
- Brookside
- Fairview‡
- Flushing
- Holloway
- Morristown
- Powhatan Point
- Shadyside
- Wilson‡
- Yorkville‡
communities
- Alledonia
- Anvil
- Armstrongs Mills
- Badgertown
- Baileys Mills
- Barton
- Boston
- Businessburg
- Captina
- Centerville
- Colerain
- Crescent
- Dilles Bottom
- Egypt
- Fairpoint
- Farmington
- Hendrysburg
- Hunter
- Jacobsburg
- Key
- Lamira
- Maynard
- McClainville
- Pleasant Grove
- Riverview
- Sewellsville
- Somerton
- Steinersville
- Stewartsville
- Tacoma
- Temperanceville
- Uniontown
- Warnock
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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39°54′04″N 81°08′12″W / 39.90111°N 81.13667°W / 39.90111; -81.13667
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