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Welcome to Palmyra ...

Palmyra is located in Halifax County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palmyra, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1811.

Palmyra is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Palmyra lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Palmyra: 252

Communities Also Named Palmyra ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Palmyra - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Palmyra ...

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

  • Tarboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Enfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Princeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotland Neck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Robersonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Rich Square
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Square
    • Rich Square is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Square <3>
  • Aulander
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aulander have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
    • Aulander is located in Bertie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Woodland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <3>
  • Lewiston Woodville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
    • Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmyra ...

Looking for more information about Palmyra? 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 Palmyra, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Palmyra.

Adding Palmyra to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palmyra 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 Palmyra was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Palmyra post office opened in 1811.

We also found Palmyra in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmyra.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palmyra - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/