Welcome to Palatine ...

Palatine is located in Marion County<1>.

The location of Palatine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palatine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Palatine is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Palatine: (304) & (681)<4>

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 New Jersey.

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.

• Morgantown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <5>
• Clarksburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <5>
• Bridgeport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Grafton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <5>
• Westover
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Westover is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <5>
• Granville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
• Shinnston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnston
  • Shinnston is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinnston <5>
• Mannington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <5>
• Star City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  • Star City is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
• Fairchance
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchance
  • Fairchance is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairchance <5>

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Palatine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Palatine post office opened in 1848.

We also found Palatine in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palatine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palatine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/