Welcome to Sirocco ...
Although we found mention of Sirocco during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Sirocco was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Sirocco to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sirocco, please Contact Us.
The location of Sirocco has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sirocco, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Sirocco is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Sirocco might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Sirocco (for example, toward Irvington), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
We believe that Sirocco would be found within the (270) area code.
Communities Also Named Sirocco ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sirocco - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sirocco.
Communities near Sirocco ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sirocco.
- Corydon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
- Corydon is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <4>
- Brandenburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg
- Brandenburg is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandenburg <4>
- Hardinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
- Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <4>
- Irvington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
- Muldraugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldraugh
- Muldraugh is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldraugh <4>
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Point is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
- Leavenworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Leavenworth is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <4>
- Elizabeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
- Ekron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- New Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Middletown
- New Middletown is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Middletown <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 Sirocco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sirocco.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sirocco. 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 Sirocco.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sirocco. See our Newspapers Page for Sirocco.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sirocco ...
Looking for more information about Sirocco? 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 Sirocco, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sirocco.
Adding Sirocco to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sirocco 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 Sirocco was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Sirocco on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sirocco.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Sirocco and then turned east". While Sirocco could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Sirocco as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sirocco could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sirocco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |