It is situated on the southwest side of Somogy county, approximately 8 km north from Nagyatád.

The village located at near to Kaszó, and it is surrounded by forests with a really rich natural circumstances.

In 1484 Son of Szobi Péter donated it to Mihály Batthyány Boldizsár and Gerebeni László.

At time of the Rákóczi's War for Independence the village was destroyed and the people fled to the woods and swamps.

The Hungarian folk song Lement a nap a maga járásán was collected in 1898 in Somogyszob by Béla Vikár.