Welcome to Sinclair ...

Sinclair is located in Preston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sinclair, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Sinclair is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Sinclair: (304) & (681)<4>

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, Maine, Manitoba, Montana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina 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.

• Grafton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <5>
• Philippi
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
  • Philippi is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philippi <5>
• Kingwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Kingwood is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <5>
• Belington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belington
  • Belington is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belington <5>
• Terra Alta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Alta
  • Terra Alta is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terra Alta <5>
• Parsons
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Tucker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <5>
• Reedsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Reedsville is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsville <5>
• Rowlesburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlesburg
  • Rowlesburg is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlesburg <5>
• Thomas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Thomas is located in Tucker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <5>
• Masontown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <5>

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.<6>

From that list, the Sinclair post office opened in 1881.

We also found Sinclair in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/