Welcome to Sinclair ...

Sinclair is located in Butler County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sinclair, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Sinclair is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sinclair lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Sinclair ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Sinclair - they are located in Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Manitoba, Montana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Sinclair ...

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

• Waterloo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Cedar Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Falls <4>
• Grundy Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
  • Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <4>
• Hudson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Parkersburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <4>
• Reinbeck
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reinbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck
  • Reinbeck is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reinbeck <4>
• Ackley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
  • Ackley is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackley <4>
• Clarksville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Shell Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
  • Shell Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <4>
• Dike
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
  • Dike is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dike <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sinclair ...

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

Adding Sinclair to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sinclair 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 Sinclair was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sinclair post office opened in 1900.

We also found Sinclair on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sinclair.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.butlercoiowa.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/