Welcome to Palisades ...

Palisades is located in Bonneville County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palisades, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1952.

Palisades is 5,390 feet [1,643 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Palisades is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Palisades lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Palisades: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Palisades ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Palisades - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palisades.

Communities near Palisades ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palisades.

• Victor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Teton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <5>
• Alpine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Alpine is located in Lincoln County (WY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alpine
  • From Palisades to Alpine
• Swan Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Valley
  • Swan Valley is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan Valley <5>
• Irwin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Irwin is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <5>
• Alpine Northwest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Northwest
  • Alpine Northwest is located in Lincoln County (WY)
• Keenan City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keenan City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan City
  • Keenan City is located in Bonneville County
• Alpine Northeast
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Northeast
  • Alpine Northeast is located in Lincoln County (WY)
• Caribou City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou City
  • Caribou City is located in Bonneville County
• The String
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The String
  • The String is located in Teton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to The String
  • From Palisades to The String
• Wilson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Teton County (WY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilson
  • From Palisades to Wilson

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 Palisades. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palisades.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Palisades. 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 Palisades.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Palisades. See our Newspapers Page for Palisades.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palisades ...

Looking for more information about Palisades? 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 Palisades, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Palisades.

Adding Palisades to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palisades 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 Palisades was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Palisades post office opened in 1952.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palisades.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palisades. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bonneville County: www.co.bonneville.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/