Welcome to Palestine ...

Palestine is located in Hinds County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palestine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Palestine is 390 feet [119 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: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Palestine ...

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

• Jackson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jackson
  • From Palestine to Jackson
• Pearl
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <4>
• Clinton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Byram
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
  • Byram is located in Hinds County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 11,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byram <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Byram
  • From Palestine to Byram
• Richland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Richland
  • From Palestine to Richland
• Crystal Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Crystal Springs is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Springs <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crystal Springs
  • From Palestine to Crystal Springs
• Florence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Raymond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
• Terry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
  • Terry is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terry <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Terry
  • From Palestine to Terry
• Edwards
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Edwards is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Edwards
  • From Palestine to Edwards

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.

Adding Palestine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Palestine post office opened in 1885.

We also found Palestine in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palestine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/