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History · Somerset

50% of Somerset’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1956 on.

0on the National Register
50%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Somerset’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Somerset are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Somerset, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Somerset yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Somerset is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 90.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Somerset on the map, 1956 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Somerset. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Somerset on the 1956 USGS mapSomerset on the 1973 USGS mapSomerset on the 1983 USGS map1956Paola East sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Somerset.

Famous people

Famous people close to Somerset

Nobody well known was born in Somerset itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Bubba StarlingAmerican professional baseball player · b. 1992
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B. H. BornAmerican basketball player · b. 1932
Fred S. JacksonAmerican politician · b. 1868
Lafayette RussellAmerican football player and actor · b. 1905
Lynn DickeyAmerican football player · b. 1949
Stephen J. ChamberlinUnited States general · b. 1889

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.