Somesville, Maine
![](/Images/godic/202502/12/Walking_bridge_in_Somesville,_ME_IMG_22343553.JPG")
![Somesville Museum in Somesville](/Images/godic/202502/12/Portrait_of_an_Island_Museum,_Somesville,_ME_IMG_22393553.JPG")
![Across from the museum is the Somesville Library, a private facility with limited hours.](/Images/godic/202502/12/Somesville,_ME_Library_IMG_22473553.JPG")
Somesville is the earliest village of the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island in southeastern Maine. It is located on the north end of Somes Sound ("Acadia magic.com,"). The village was established by Abraham Somes who was the first settler on the island (Hartford). It attracted many people because of its mills and quarries (Shettleworth, & Vandenbergh, 2001). The entire village is part of the Somesville Historic District.