Welcome to Palatine ...

Palatine is located in Salem County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palatine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.

Palatine is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Palatine: 856

Communities Also Named Palatine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Palatine - they are located in Illinois, Kansas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Palatine ...

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

• Vineland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
• Millville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Millville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
• Bridgeton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
• Woodbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Salem
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Salem is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
• Beals Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
• Seabrook Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
• Six Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Six Points is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
• West Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
• Aldine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Aldine is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palatine ...

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

Adding Palatine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palatine 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 (so far) for Palatine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Palatine post office opened in 1865. The Palatine post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palatine.