Welcome to Palestine ...
So far, we found very little information about Palestine. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Palestine to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Palestine, please Contact Us.
Palestine would have been located within present day Lauderdale County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Palestine is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Palestine was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Palestine was located: 256 & 938<4>
Communities Also Named Palestine ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Palestine: This one is located in Lauderdale County and the other is located in Cleburne County.
Beyond Alabama, there are 34 communities that are also named Palestine - they are located in Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (4), Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (5), Texas (3) and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palestine.
Communities near Palestine ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palestine.
- Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Muscle Shoals
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Loretto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rogersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <5>
- Corning ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Killen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Florian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
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 Palestine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palestine.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Palestine.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Palestine. See our Newspapers Page for Palestine.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Palestine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palestine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Palestine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Palestine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |