Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Somerset, Massachusetts at Wikipedia

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns
Bristol Co.:  Berkley | Dighton | Fall River | Freetown | Swansea | Bristol Co.:  Bristol | Rhode Island: Bristol Co.:  Bristol | Warren | Newport Co.:  Portsmouth

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Somerset Town Clerk
140 Wood Street Somerset, MA 02726 Phone: 508-646-2818 Fax: 508-646-2802 Email: [mailto:dberge@town.somerset.ma.us dberge@town.somerset.ma.us] Website

Births

 * 1636-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Somerset Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Bristol County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

City Directories

 * 1904-1930 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Somerset at Ancestry - index and images ($), some years may be missing
 * 1913-1948 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Somerset at Ancestry - index and images ($), some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Court Records

 * 1697-1801 Bristol County, MA: Extracts from Court of General Sessions of the Peace, 1697-1801 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Somerset at HomeTownLocator
 * Massachusetts County Map at Mass.gov
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Massachusetts at Old-Maps.com
 * Somerset at FamilySearch Places
 * Somerset at Google Maps
 * Somerset at Mapcarta
 * Massachusetts Maps State Page

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

 * 1800-Current Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Franklin Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Hingham Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * North Dartmouth Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Providence Rhode Island FamilySearch Center
 * General Society of Mayflower Descendants - an affiliate library
 * Middleborough Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Roger Williams University Library - an affiliate library