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Welcome to Palestine ...

Palestine is located in Yalobusha County<1>.

Palestine is 470 feet [143 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 Yalobusha County, we know of another 3 Mississippi communities named Palestine. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clay, Hinds and Pearl River 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.

  • Oxford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
  • Bruce
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bruce is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <4>
  • Coffeeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Taylor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Velma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Velma is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
  • Delay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Delay is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
  • Alesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Alesville is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
  • Banner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cornish
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornish is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
  • Altus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Altus is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Yalobusha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palestine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Palestine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Palestine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.