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Welcome to Sorrento ...

Sorrento is located in Baltimore County<1>.

Sorrento is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sorrento: 410, 443 & 667<3>

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 Ohio.

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

Websites for Sorrento ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sorrento, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Sorrento ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bel Air
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
  • Hampstead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Chattolanee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chattolanee is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattolanee
  • Guilford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Guilford is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
  • Gwynn Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampton is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Howardsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Howardsville is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville

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 (so far) for Sorrento was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sorrento.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sorrento - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Sorrento area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Sorrento area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.