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History · Sorrel

Half of Sorrel’s homes were built after 1988

Most of Sorrel was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: maps from 1937 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Sorrel’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Sorrel are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Sorrel, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sorrel yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Sorrel is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located in Iberia Parish, Louisiana and St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, Sorrel had a population of 711. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 766 to 711 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Sorrel, 1868 to 1937

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1868Post officeThe Cypre-Mort post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1900Post officeThe Cypre-Mort post office closes
  5. 1937On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Sorrel on the map, 1937 to 1999

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sorrel. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Sorrel on the 1937 USGS mapSorrel on the 1954 USGS mapSorrel on the 1963 USGS mapSorrel on the 1972 USGS mapSorrel on the 1980 USGS mapSorrel on the 1999 USGS map1937Jeanerette sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sorrel.

Famous people

Famous people close to Sorrel

Nobody well known was born in Sorrel itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jeff LandryAmerican politician · b. 1970
Kathleen BlancoAmerican politician · b. 1942
Hunter HayesAmerican country musician · b. 1991
Ali LandryAmerican actress · b. 1973
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Bobby CharlesAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1938
Illinois JacquetAmerican jazz tenor saxophonist · b. 1922
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Another post office, Cypre-Mort, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Matilda

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.