History of Somerville

Somerville was originally called Summittville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1853. The post office opened as Somerville in 1854. Somerville is located at 38°16′41″N 87°22′39″W (38.278113, -87.377426).The town lies northeast of Evansville in eastern Gibson County. State Road 57 passes through Somerville, connecting the town with Oakland City to the northeast and Mackey to the southwest. According to the 2010 census, Somerville has a total area of 0.312 square mile (0.81 km2), of which 0.31 square mile (0.80 km2) (or 99.36%) is land and 0.002 square mile (0.01 km2) (or 0.64%) is water.