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South Somerville

Ghost town · Somerset County, New Jersey

Somerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500)
Somerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

South Somerville is a ghost town in Somerset County, New Jersey. It is the only former community in Somerset County recorded on the federal names register, out of 20 across New Jersey.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists South Somerville as a historical populated place on the Bound Brook topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.5357° N, 74.6185° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBound Brook
Elevation59 ft
Nearest living townManville, NJ
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2059573
Coordinates40.53566, -74.61849

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What's there now

South Somerville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Manville, NJ (population 10,870), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 59 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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