Somerton, Ohio
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.}}
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Somerton is an unincorporated community in Belmont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.{{GNIS|1065344}}
History
Somerton was laid out around 1818.{{cite book|last=Caldwell|first=John Alexander|title=History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofbelmont00cald|year=1880|publisher=Historical Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofbelmont00cald/page/n458 407]}} The community's name is derived from Somerset, England.{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=144|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=128}} A post office called Somerton was established in 1827.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Belmont | title=Belmont County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=2 January 2016}}
References
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{{Belmont County, Ohio}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Belmont County, Ohio
Category:1818 establishments in Ohio
Category:Populated places established in 1818
Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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