Do you know of Palmyra ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Palmyra. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Palmyra.<1>
Our sources for Palmyra (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Palmyra other than they indicate that Palmyra would be found somewhere in Warren County, Mississippi.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1850 and closed in 1936.
Communities Also Named Palmyra ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Palmyra.
Within Mississippi, the name Palmyra is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Lincoln County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Palmyra [Lincoln County].
- Georgia
- Lee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Palmyra [Lee County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Harrison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Palmyra [Harrison County].
- Iowa
- Warren County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Palmyra [Warren County].
- Kansas
- Butler County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Palmyra [Butler County].
- Maine
- Somerset County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Palmyra [Somerset County].
- Michigan
- Lenawee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Palmyra [Lenawee County].
- Missouri
- Marion County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Palmyra [Marion County].
- Nebraska
- Otoe County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Palmyra [Otoe County].
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Palmyra [Lyon County].
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Palmyra [Hunterdon County].
- New York
- Wayne County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Palmyra [Wayne County].
- North Carolina
- Halifax County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Palmyra [Halifax County].
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Palmyra.
- Pennsylvania
- Lebanon County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Palmyra [Lebanon County].
- Tennessee
- Montgomery County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Palmyra [Montgomery County].
- Utah
- Utah County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Palmyra [Utah County].
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Jefferson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Palmyra [Jefferson County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Palmyra ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Palmyra:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Palmyra - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers
More Orphans in Warren County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Warren County.
| Brierfield | Grange Hall |
| Butler | |
| Haisseyville | |
| Calmar | Hamer |
| Cardiff | |
| Milldale | |
| Diamond | |
| Nanachehaw | |
| Eagle Lake | New Town Landing |
| Newbell | |
| Flower Hill | |
| Flowerree | Rock Pit |
| Glass | Yokena Station |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |