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Country
  
United States

Counties
  
Union

GNIS feature ID
  
1061661

Zip code
  
43344

Area code
  
740

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
306 m

Local time
  
Sunday 10:29 AM

Somersville, Ohio

Weather
  
12°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 99% Humidity

Somersville (sometimes spelled Summersville) is an unincorporated community in York Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 40°24′00″N 83°24′40″W, at the intersection of Ohio State Routes 31 and 47.

Contents

Map of Somersville, York Township, OH 43344, USA

History

The community of Somersville was laid in 1834 by Thomas Price and William Somers. The Bokes Creek Post Office was established April 26, 1850, with Amon S. Davis as postmaster. The post office was discontinued on June 30, 1904. As of 1877, the town contained two grocery stores, a blacksmith shop, a shoe shop, and one physician. The mail service is now sent through the Peoria Post Office.

Notable event

It was the location for the filming of the movie Guarding Tess (1994) starring Shirley MacLaine and Nicolas Cage.

References

Somersville, Ohio Wikipedia