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Welcome to New Palestine ...The town of New Palestine is located in Hancock County<1>. The location of New Palestine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of New Palestine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889. From the Census Estimates for 2019, New Palestine has a population of 2,558 people<3> (see below for details). New Palestine is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: New Palestine lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time New Palestine is within the (317) area code. The ZIP code for New Palestine: 46163<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Palestine had an population of 2,558 people. This is an increase of 24.48% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 102.37% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, New Palestine had a population of 2,055 people. This makes New Palestine the county's 5th most populous community. The population of New Palestine represents 0.03% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 202nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,055 people, the population of New Palestine increased 62.58% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,264 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for New Palestine. Communities Also Named New Palestine ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named New Palestine - they are located in Illinois, Missouri and Ohio (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Palestine. Communities near New Palestine ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Palestine.
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 New Palestine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Palestine. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Palestine. 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 New Palestine. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Palestine. See our Newspapers Page for New Palestine. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Palestine ...Looking for more information about New Palestine? 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 New Palestine, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Palestine. Adding New Palestine to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of New Palestine 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 New Palestine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found New Palestine in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for New Palestine. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Palestine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Hancock County: www.hancockcoingov.org/ The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov Footnotes ...
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