Welcome to Palm ...

So far, we found very little information about Palm. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Palm to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Palm, please Contact Us.

Palm would have been located within present day Haywood County<2>.

The location of Palm has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palm, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Palm is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Palm is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Palm was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Palm once stood is in the (828) area code.

Communities Also Named Palm ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Palm - they are located in Florida and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palm.

Communities near Palm ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palm.

• Waynesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
  • Waynesville is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesville <5>
• Canton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• West Myers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Myers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
  • West Myers is located in Cocke County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
• Hazelwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
• Clyde
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <5>
• Maggie Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maggie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie Valley
  • Maggie Valley is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maggie Valley <5>
• Marshall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
• Hot Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Hot Springs is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <5>
• Trust
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
  • Trust is located in Madison County
• Mount Sterling
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County

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 Palm. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palm.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Palm. 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 Palm.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Palm. See our Newspapers Page for Palm.

Adding Palm to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palm in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Palm was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Palm post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palm.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Haywood County: www.gov.co.haywood.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/