Welcome to New Palestine ...

New Palestine is located in Randolph County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of New Palestine, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Palestine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

New Palestine is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: New Palestine lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for New Palestine: (618)

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 Indiana, 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.

• Perryville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Perry County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
• Chester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Sainte Genevieve
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
  • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <4>
• Sparta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Red Bud
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
  • Red Bud is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bud <4>
• Steeleville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleville
  • Steeleville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <4>
• Marissa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
  • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <4>
• Percy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • Percy is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percy <4>
• Coulterville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
  • Coulterville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulterville <4>
• Tilden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
  • Tilden is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <4>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Palestine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<6>

From that list, the New Palestine post office opened in 1888.

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.

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