Welcome to Palma ...

Palma is located in Marshall County<1>.

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The location of Palma has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palma, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Palma is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Palma: 270 & 364<4>

Websites for Palma ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.marshallcounty.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Palma, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Palma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Palma - they are located in New Mexico and Texas.

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

Communities near Palma ...

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

• Paducah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Paducah is located in McCracken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <5>
• Benton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <5>
• Eddyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <5>
• Calvert City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
  • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
  • Calvert City has also been known as:
  • Calvert
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <5>
• Brookport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
  • Brookport is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <5>
• Kuttawa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuttawa
  • Kuttawa is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuttawa <5>
• Hardin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <5>
• Lone Oak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
• Grand Rivers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
  • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <5>
• Smithland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Smithland is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithland <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palma ...

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

Adding Palma to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Palma post office opened in 1854.

We also found Palma in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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