Welcome to Sinai ...

Sinai is located in Halifax County<1>.

The location of Sinai has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sinai, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Sinai is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Sinai: (434)

Websites for Sinai ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

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

Communities Also Named Sinai ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sinai - they are located in Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Sinai ...

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

• South Boston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • South Boston is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boston <4>
• Clover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <4>
• Virgilina
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina
  • Virgilina is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgilina <4>
• Scottsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
• Jones
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Jones is located in Halifax County
• Clays Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clays Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
  • Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
• Cluster Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
  • Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
• Crystal Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
  • Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
• Omega
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Omega is located in Halifax County
• Elmo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Elmo is located in Halifax County

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 Sinai. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sinai.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sinai. 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 Sinai.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sinai. See our Newspapers Page for Sinai.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sinai ...

Looking for more information about Sinai? 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 Sinai, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sinai.

Adding Sinai to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sinai in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sinai was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sinai post office opened in 1899.

We also found Sinai on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sinai.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sinai. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/