Welcome to Palestine ...

Palestine is located in Clay County<1>.

Palestine is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Palestine: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Palestine ...

While we believe that this Palestine is located in Clay County, we know of another 3 Mississippi communities named Palestine. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hinds, Pearl River and Yalobusha County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 34 communities that are also named Palestine - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, 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.

• Starkville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Starkville is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <4>
• West Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Point is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Houston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Houston is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
• Vardaman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Vardaman is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardaman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vardaman <4>
• Maben
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
• Mathiston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mathiston is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathiston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathiston <4>
• Mantee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mantee is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
• Woodland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
• Griffith
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffith is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
• Abbott
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Abbott is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palestine ...

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