Welcome to Palestine ...Palestine is located in Greenbrier County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Palestine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839. Palestine is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Palestine lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Palestine: 304 & 681<3> Communities Also Named Palestine ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Palestine: This one is located in Greenbrier County and the other is located in Wirt County. Beyond West Virginia, 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, Tennessee (5) and Texas (3). 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.
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. Adding Palestine to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Palestine 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 Palestine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Palestine. Footnotes ...
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