Somerset is an incorporated town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, located near its border with Washington, D.C. The population was 1,216 at the 2010 census. Somerset has no relationship to Somerset County, some 150 miles distant. Somerset is located at 38°58′2″N 77°5′41″W / 38.96722°N 77.09472°W / 38.96722; -77.09472 (38.967110, −77.094824). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2), all land. Somerset's history dates back to 1890, when five government scientists purchased 50 acres (20 hectares) parcel of tobacco farmland from the government for the purpose of setting up a residential community. This land was originally part of the Friendship Tract, a 1713 gift of 3,000 acres (1,200 hectares) to a couple of early Maryland colonists which is now the basis for the nearby Friendship Heights area. Five early streets were arranged and remain to this day: Dorset, Warwick, Surrey, Cumberland, and Essex after the English counties. The first home in Somerset was occupied by Dr. Charles A. Crampton in 1893, and by 1905 there were 35 residences. More information...
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