Welcome to Sorrento ...

Sorrento is located in Cuyahoga County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sorrento, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Sorrento is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sorrento lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Sorrento ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Sorrento - they are located in British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Maine and Maryland.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sorrento.

Communities near Sorrento ...

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

• Cleveland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Parma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <4>
• Lakewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Euclid
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euclid <4>
• Strongsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <4>
• Cleveland Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Heights
  • Cleveland Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland Heights <4>
• Brunswick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Westlake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <4>
• North Olmsted
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Olmsted
  • North Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Olmsted <4>
• North Royalton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
  • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sorrento ...

Looking for more information about Sorrento? 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 Sorrento, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sorrento.

Adding Sorrento to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sorrento 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 Sorrento was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sorrento post office opened in 1899.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sorrento.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cuyahoga County: www.cuyahoga.oh.us/

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