Somerset
Somerset is a neighborhood in Bloomfield Township, Polk, Iowa and has about 3,370 residents. Somerset is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fort Des Moines, as well as near South Central DSM.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School and Southridge Mall.
Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School was a military base and training facility on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa. Established in 1901, the base trained African American officers for the U.S. Army during World War I and was where women first began training for US Army service in 1942 as part of the Women's Army Corps.
Southridge Mall
Commercial area
Southridge Mall is an open-air shopping center on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It attracts roughly 300 visitors per year, with a primary trade area consisting of most of the city of Des Moines and areas to its south and east.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avon and Des Moines.
Avon
Quarter
Avon is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa, United States. Avon is situated 4½ miles east of Somerset.
Des Moines
Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Des Moines, capital of Iowa, is in the western region of the American Midwest. Des Moines is the largest city in Iowa and the annual site of the Iowa State Fair.
Downtown Des Moines
Neighborhood
Photo: BarbaraLN, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Downtown Des Moines is the central business district of Des Moines, Iowa and the Greater Des Moines Metropolitan Area. Downtown Des Moines is defined by the City of Des Moines as located between the Des Moines River to the east, the Raccoon River to the south, Center Street to the north, and 18th and 15th Streets to the west. Downtown Des Moines is situated 4½ miles north of Somerset.
Somerset
- Type: Neighborhood with 3,370 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Bloomfield Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.52321° or 41° 31′ 24″ northLongitude
-93.60938° or 93° 36′ 34″ westPopulation
3,370Open location code
86H8G9FR+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 8416531309OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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