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Welcome to Palermo ...

Palermo is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palermo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.

Palermo is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Palermo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Palermo - they are located in California, Florida (2), Illinois, Kansas, Maine, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Palermo ...

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

  • New Philadelphia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Dover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
  • Uhrichsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Minerva
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cadiz
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <3>
  • Carrollton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dennison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gnadenhutten
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Salineville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Malvern
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palermo ...

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

Adding Palermo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palermo 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 Palermo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Palermo post office opened in 1839. The Palermo post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palermo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palermo - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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