Welcome to Palestine ...

Palestine is located in Pearl River County<1>.

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

Palestine is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Palestine: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Palestine ...

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

• Slidell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
  • Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <5>
• Bogalusa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
  • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <5>
• Picayune
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
  • Picayune is located in Pearl River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <5>
• Abita Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abita Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abita Springs
  • Abita Springs is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abita Springs <5>
• Pearl River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
  • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <5>
• Sun
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
  • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <5>
• Nicholson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
• Hickory
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
• Talisheek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talisheek
  • Talisheek is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talisheek <5>
• Bush
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Bush is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bush <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 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.

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 Pearl River County: www.pearlrivercounty.net/

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