Welcome to Sorg ...

So far, we found very little information about Sorg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sorg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sorg, please Contact Us.

Sorg would have been located within present day Highland County<2>.

The location of Sorg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sorg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sorg is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Sorg was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sorg would have been located in the (937) area code.

Communities near Sorg ...

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

• Hillsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
• Mount Orab
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Orab have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orab
  • Mount Orab is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Orab <5>
• Peebles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
  • Peebles is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peebles <5>
• Lynchburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <5>
• Leesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• New Vienna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
  • New Vienna is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Vienna <5>
• Sardinia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardinia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
  • Sardinia is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardinia <5>
• Winchester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Seaman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
  • Seaman is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <5>
• Russellville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people

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 Sorg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sorg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sorg. 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 Sorg.

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

Adding Sorg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sorg in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sorg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sorg post office opened in 1894.

We also found Sorg on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sorg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Highland County: www.highland-co.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/