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Welcome to Somerville ...The town of Somerville is located in Fayette County<1> and is the County Seat for Fayette County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Somerville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1888. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Somerville has a population of 3,261 people<2> (see below for details). Somerville is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Somerville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Somerville is within the boundaries of the (901) area code. The ZIP code for Somerville: 38068<4> Websites for Somerville ...Chamber of Commerce: www.fayettecountychamber.com/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Somerville, the following might be of interest: Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Somerville had an population of 3,261 people. This is an increase of 5.4% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.46% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Somerville had a population of 3,094 people (or 8.05% of the total population of Fayette County). This makes Somerville the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Somerville represents 0.05% of the total population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 130th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 3,094 people, the population of Somerville increased 22.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,519 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Somerville. Communities Also Named Somerville ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Somerville - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Somerville. Communities near Somerville ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Somerville.
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 Somerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Somerville. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Somerville. 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 Somerville. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Somerville. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Somerville. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Somerville ...Looking for more information about Somerville? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Somerville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Somerville. Adding Somerville to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Somerville 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 for Somerville was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888). We also found Somerville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Somerville. Off-the-Road Links ...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 Fayette County: www.fayettetn.us/ The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/ Footnotes ...
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