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Welcome to Palmetto ...

Palmetto is located on the Gulf Coast.

Palmetto is located in Fort Bend County<1>.

Palmetto is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Palmetto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Palmetto: This one is located in Fort Bend County and the other is located in San Jacinto County.

Beyond Texas, there are 16 communities that are also named Palmetto - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Palmetto ...

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

  • Houston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pasadena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Land
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Missouri City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendswood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Alvin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <3>
  • Bellaire
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • South Houston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stafford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmetto ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Fort Bend, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palmetto - 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.