title: Cynthia, Mississippi
text: # Cynthia, Mississippi
  
  Cynthia is an unincorporated community in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
  
  ## History
  
  Cynthia is located on the Canadian National Railway. A post office operated under the name Cynthia from 1887 to 1935.
  
  Multiple fossils from the Eocene epoch have been discovered in clay pits in Cynthia, including a previously unknown species of Belosaepiidae (Mississaepia mississippiensis) and a species of Pterosphenus.
  
  ## Notable person
  
  * Patrick Henry, member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi's 7th district
  