Somerville, Burleson County
Texas-grown trees, delivered to Somerville
About 49 minutes (37 miles) from the farm by road
Local
About Somerville
- Somerville is named for Albert Somerville, first president of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. Source
- The town grew around a railroad yard, repair shops, and a roundhouse built in the 1880s. Source
- The Army Corps of Engineers built Somerville Dam on Yegua Creek between 1962 and 1966, creating Lake Somerville. Source
- Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway opened in 1970. Source
- In the early 1900s Somerville had a depot restaurant known as the Harvey House, along with a bank, pharmacy, icehouse, and candy store. Source
- Chicago investors built the Texas Tie and Lumber Preserving Company in Somerville in the mid-1890s, and for decades it was the county's only large industrial plant. Source
- Somerville formally incorporated as a city in 1913, at the same time adopting the city commission form of government. Source
- Almost half of Burleson County has upland soils of grayish-brown sandy loam over clayey subsoils. Source
- The Brazos bottoms along Burleson County's eastern border have reddish, loamy to clayey alluvial soils, and the San Antonio Prairie strip has dark blackland soils with stiff clay subsoils. Source
- Most of Burleson County lies in the Post Oak Savannah; alongside the predominant post oaks, its hardwood forests include blackjack oak, hickory, elm and hackberry. Source
Services
What we offer in Somerville
Every job is quoted. There's no price list.
ZIP codes: 77879
Somerville
Questions
Yes. Delivery, and planting if you want it, is available in Somerville. It's priced by distance from the farm: about 49 minutes (37 miles) from the farm by road.
77879. If your ZIP isn't listed, call: we may still be able to deliver, since delivery is priced by distance.
tree delivery and planting. Every job is quoted; there's no price list.
Somerville is in Burleson County.