"In 1898 people in the agricultural area ten miles south of Yuma discussed founding a town to provide facilities for potential residents, and a site on the Algodones Land Grant was selected. It was named Somerton at the suggestion of Capt. A.D. Yocum, after his hometown. PO est October 12, 1898, Minne E. Case PM."

Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona's names : X marks the place Falconer Pub. Co. : distributed by Treasure Chest Publications, c1983. P. 575

Websites

Arizona Deparment of Commerce Community Profiles-- Somerton, Arizona
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/commasst/comm/somerton.pdf

Arizonan.com-- Somerton, Arizona
http://arizonan.com/Somerton/

Cocopah Tribe/Reservation

Somerton Public Library
240 Canal St. PO Box 460,Somerton,AZ 85350
(928)627-2149
Yuma County Library District

Yuma Sun Newspaper
http://www.yumasun.com/

Books/Manuscripts

The Somerton story : a progress report on the Somerton demonstration school for migrant child education.
EDD 1.2:S55 V.1

The Somerton star.
AN2.S66 S6x FILM

Somerton, Arizona: Community Profiles Varied Dates from 1975
CE EPH DTO-SOMERTON.1

Somerton, Arizona: Informational Brochures.
CE EPH DTO-SOMERTON.2

Somerton, Arizona: Informational Brochures.
FE EPH DTO-SOMERTON.1

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