Welcome to Sorgho ...

Sorgho is located in Daviess County<1>.

The location of Sorgho has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sorgho, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Sorgho is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sorgho lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Sorgho (for example, toward Ekron), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Sorgho is within the (270) area code.

Communities near Sorgho ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sorgho.

• Owensboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
  • Owensboro is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensboro <4>
• Henderson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
• Newburgh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Warrick County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
• Rockport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
• Sebree
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
  • Sebree is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebree <4>
• Livermore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• Calhoun
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Former names for Calhoun:
  • Calhoon
  • Fort Vienna
  • Vienna Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <4>
• Grandview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <4>
• Robards
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
  • Robards is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robards <4>
• Richland City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
  • Richland City is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
  • Richland City has also been known as:
  • Richland

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sorgho. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sorgho.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sorgho. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sorgho.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sorgho. See our Newspapers Page for Sorgho.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sorgho ...

Looking for more information about Sorgho? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sorgho, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sorgho.

Adding Sorgho to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sorgho in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sorgho was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sorgho post office opened in 1883.

We also found Sorgho in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sorgho.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sorgho. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Daviess County: www.daviessky.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/