New Somerset, Ohio

New Somerset is an unincorporated community in northern Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 213 approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of the unincorporated community of Hammondsville and 15 miles (24 km) north of the city of Steubenville, the county seat of Jefferson County. It lies somewhat more than 1 mile (nearly 2 km) southeast of the Yellow Creek, a small tributary of the Ohio River, which itself is located 4 miles (6½ km) to the east of New Somerset.^[1]

New Somerset is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

New Somerset was laid out in 1816.^[2] A post office called New Somerset was established in 1851, and remained in operation until 1907.^[3]

References

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States County seat: Steubenville Cities Steubenville Toronto Villages Adena‡ Amsterdam Bergholz Bloomingdale Dillonvale Empire Irondale Mingo Junction Mount Pleasant New Alexandria Rayland Richmond Smithfield Stratton Tiltonsville Wintersville Yorkville‡ Townships Brush Creek Cross Creek Island Creek Knox Mount Pleasant Ross Salem Saline Smithfield Springfield Steubenville Warren Wayne Wells CDPs Brilliant Pottery Addition Unincorporated communities Alikanna Annapolis Bradley Calumet Circle Green Connorville Costonia Deyarmonville Dunglen East Springfield Emerson Fairplay Fernwood Georges Run Gould Greentown Hammondsville Herrick Hopewell Knoxville Monroeville New Somerset Osage Piney Fork Port Homer Pravo Ramsey Reeds Mill Rush Run Unionport Warrenton Wolf Run Weems York Ghost town Elliotsville McConnelsville Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°30′57″N 80°42′21″W / 40.51583°N 80.70583°W / 40.51583; -80.70583