Welcome to Sorby ...
So far, we found very little information about Sorby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sorby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sorby, please Contact Us.
Sorby would have been located within present day Wayne County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sorby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sorby is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Sorby was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Sorby was located: 931
Communities near Sorby ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sorby.
- Johnson Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- 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
- Ashland Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lutts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Collinwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Pleasant Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- 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
- Centerview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Centerview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
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 Sorby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sorby.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sorby. 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 Sorby.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sorby. See our Newspapers Page for Sorby.
Adding Sorby to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sorby 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 Sorby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Sorby post office opened in 1837. The Sorby post office closed in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sorby.
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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sorby - 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |