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Welcome to Sinclair ...

Sinclair is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sinclair, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Sinclair is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Sinclair (for example, toward Saint Leonard (NB)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Sinclair: 207

The ZIP code for Sinclair: 04779<3>

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, Iowa, 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.

  • Edmundston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fort Kent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Madawaska
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Van Buren
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Saint Jacques
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Saint Leonard Parish
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Saint Leonard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Frenchville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sainte Anne de Madawaska
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Clair
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sinclair, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) 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 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sinclair.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Aroostook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sinclair - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Sinclair). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sinclair or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/