Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Palmer (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Palmer. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Palmer is located in Braxton County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Braxton County: Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Palmer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palmer:
- Braxton County (The home county of Palmer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer, with the one closest to Palmer listed first.
- Corley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
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- Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McNutt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
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- Milroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Sutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heaters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Falls Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Lloydsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Little Birch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
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- Bulltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
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- Napier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
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- Rollyson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
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- Canfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
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- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer, with the one closest to Palmer listed first.
- Losie ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
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- Walnut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
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- Gomez ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
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- Mudfork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
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- Stinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
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- Staten
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Orma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
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- Russet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Oka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
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- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer, with the one closest to Palmer listed first.
- Wattsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
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- Widen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Widen is located in Clay County
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- Ira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ira is located in Clay County
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- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
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- Lydia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
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- Dink
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dink is located in Clay County
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- Gould
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Clay County
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- Spread
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spread is located in Clay County
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- Clay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer, with the one closest to Palmer listed first.
- Cedarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
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- Stouts Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Sand Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Truebada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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- Shock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
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- Baldwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
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- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Normantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stumptown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
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- Alice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
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- De Kalb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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- Conings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer, with the one closest to Palmer listed first.
- Duffy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
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- Crawford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
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- Alkires Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
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- Alum Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Cox Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
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- Garton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Vadis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
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- Weston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Smith Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
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- Hurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
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- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
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- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer, with the one closest to Palmer listed first.
- Birch River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tioga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Craigsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
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- Muddlety
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
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- Donald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
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- Summersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nettie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Richwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saxman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saxman is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
- Pocahontas County
- Slaty Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer, with the one closest to Palmer listed first.
- Florence ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pickens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Helvetia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Monterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Mingo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Valley Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer, with the one closest to Palmer listed first.
- Goshen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
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- Kanawha Head
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Wilsontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Rock Cave
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
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- Frenchton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
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- Alexander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
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- Hoover Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
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- Abbott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
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- Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
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- Adrian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
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- Beans Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
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- Sago
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
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- Sellers ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
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- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmer, with the one closest to Palmer listed first.
- Replete
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Replete is located in Webster County
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- Big Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
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- Erbacon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
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- Hacker Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orndoff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
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- Halo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Halo is located in Webster County
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- Addison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Webster County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Excelsior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Cowen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Upperglade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
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- Ralph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
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- Welch Glade
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palmer, see our County-by-County Page for Palmer.
Cemeteries Near Palmer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palmer.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Palmer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palmer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palmer, with the one closest to Palmer listed first.
- Newville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Centralia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ware Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baker Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sutton Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Sutton.
- Braxton County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stone Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McCourt - Cogar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kniceley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Palmer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Palmer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palmer, with the one closest to Palmer listed first.
- Bakers Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bakers Run is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Run
- Newville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Newville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Caress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caress
- Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McNutt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Corley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Milroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Sutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heaters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Replete
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Little Birch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Falls Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lloydsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Canfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Rollyson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palmer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palmer.
Newspapers Published in Palmer ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palmer, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palmer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Palmer:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Braxton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Gilmer County
- Lewis County
- Nicholas County
- Pocahontas County
- Randolph County
- Upshur County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palmer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Palmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |