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Welcome to Palos ...Palos is located in Rockingham County<1>. The location of Palos has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Palos, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908. Palos is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Palos lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Palos is within the (540) area code. Communities Also Named Palos ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Palos - they are located in Alabama and Ohio. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palos. Communities near Palos ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palos.
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 Palos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palos. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Palos. 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 Palos. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Palos. See our Newspapers Page for Palos. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palos ...Looking for more information about Palos? 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 Palos, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Palos. Adding Palos to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Palos 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 Palos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Palos on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Palos. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palos. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/ The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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