Somerton, Ohio

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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

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Somerton, Ohio
  2. ↑ Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections. Historical Publishing Company. p.  407.
  3. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 128.
  4. ↑ "Belmont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

39°54′04″N81°08′12″W / 39.90111°N 81.13667°W / 39.90111; -81.13667

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