Welcome to Palestine ...

Palestine is located in Henry County<1>.

Palestine is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Palestine lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Palestine: 731

Communities Also Named Palestine ...

While we believe that this Palestine is located in Henry County, we know of another 4 Tennessee communities named Palestine. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chester, Henderson, Lewis and Robertson County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 34 communities that are also named Palestine - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (4), Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Texas (3) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Palestine ...

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

• Mandels ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mandels is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
• Paris
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Paris is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
• McKenzie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McKenzie is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <3>
• Dunlap ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunlap is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
• Huntingdon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Huntingdon is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <3>
• Dresden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Dresden is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <3>
• Spring Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
• Pillowville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pillowville is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
• Bruceton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bruceton is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <3>
• Gleason
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gleason is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gleason <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palestine ...

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