Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
Sorby itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sorby, with the one closest to Sorby listed first.
- Houston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Waynesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olivehill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Olivehill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivehill
- Martins Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mills
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lutts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Victory ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Victory is located in Wayne County
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- Weatherford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Weatherford is located in Wayne County
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- Gillises Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gillises Mills is located in Hardin County
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- New Era ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Bath Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swift
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Moon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Horner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Horner is located in Perry County
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- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
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- Cerro Gordo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
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- Economy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Lowryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Dunbar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Point Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Nancy ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nancy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Thurman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Saltillo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
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 Sorby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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