Welcome to Sorrel ...

Sorrel is located in Saint Mary Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sorrel, 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.

Sorrel is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Sorrel: 337

Communities near Sorrel ...

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

• New Iberia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • New Iberia is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Iberia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Iberia <3>
• Franklin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
• Jeanerette
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeanerette is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanerette
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeanerette <3>
• Baldwin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <3>
• Loreauville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Loreauville is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loreauville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loreauville <3>
• Caneland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Caneland is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneland
• Charenton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Charenton is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charenton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charenton <3>
• Home Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Home Place is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
• Glencoe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glencoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
• Katy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Katy is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sorrel ...

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

Adding Sorrel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sorrel 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 (so far) for Sorrel was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sorrel.