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Introduction ...
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.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sorg (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sorg. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Sorg is historic, it would have been located within present day Highland County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Highland County: Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Pike & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Sorg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sorg:
- Highland County (The home county of Sorg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sorg, with the one closest to Sorg listed first.
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
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- Folsom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Shackleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Hollowtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Berrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Hoagland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Mowrystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Harwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Needfull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
- Lynchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sorg, with the one closest to Sorg listed first.
- Emerald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- May Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Seaman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Louden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Youngsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Cherry Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Harshasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Locust Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Unity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sorg, with the one closest to Sorg listed first.
- Fincastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Sardinia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Saint Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Bardwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Fivemile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Ash Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Arnheim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Mount Orab
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vera Cruz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sorg, with the one closest to Sorg listed first.
- Marathon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Moores Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Williamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Afton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Afton is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Newtonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Bethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Owensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ashdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ashdale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Elk Lick ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elk Lick is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lick
- Bantam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bantam is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantam
- Batavia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sorg, with the one closest to Sorg listed first.
- New Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Westboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Morrisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Lees Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Memphis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Blanchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sabina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sorg, with the one closest to Sorg listed first.
- Cynthiana
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Newfain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Poplar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Spellman Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Latham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sorg, with the one closest to Sorg listed first.
- Fruitdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Humboldt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Bainbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Nipgen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Bourneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Lattaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sorg, with the one closest to Sorg listed first.
- Rarden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Summit County
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sorg, with the one closest to Sorg listed first.
- Butlerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Osceola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Pleasant Plain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cozaddale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cozaddale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozaddale
- San Je Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Comargo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comargo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comargo
- Morrow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bracken County (KY)
- Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sorg, with the one closest to Sorg listed first.
- Pence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sorg, with the one closest to Sorg listed first.
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- South Ripley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Minerva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sorg, see our County-by-County Page for Sorg.
Cemeteries Near Sorg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sorg.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sorg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sorg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sorg, with the one closest to Sorg listed first.
- Carrier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Emry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gibler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wilkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Van Winkle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sonner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Malcom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (575 more) ...
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Sorg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sorg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sorg, with the one closest to Sorg listed first.
- New Market
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Market is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- East Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Danville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Danville
- Winkle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Winkle is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Taylorsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Shackleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Folsom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Hollowtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Mowrystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Berrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Gath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gath is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
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- Emerald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pricetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pricetown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sorg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sorg.
Newspapers Published in Sorg ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sorg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sorg, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sorg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sorg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Highland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Summit County
- Warren County
- Bracken County
- Lewis County
- Mason County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sorg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sorg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |