Welcome to Sinai ...
Sinai is located in Rankin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sinai, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Sinai is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sinai lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sinai: 601 & 769<3>
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, South Dakota and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sinai.
Websites for Sinai ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.rankinchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sinai, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Sinai ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sinai.
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pearl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <4>
- Brandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
- Byram
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flowood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
- Flowood is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <4>
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crystal Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
- Raymond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<6>
From that list, the Sinai post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sinai.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sinai - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Sinai area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Sinai area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |