Palestine, Franklin County, Indiana

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Palestine, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Palestine
Coordinates: 39°25′02″N84°55′40″W / 39.41722°N 84.92778°W / 39.41722; -84.92778
Country United States
State Indiana
County Franklin
Township Brookville
Elevation
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968 ft (295 m)
ZIP code
47012
FIPS code 18-57654 [2]
GNIS feature ID440836 [1]

Palestine is an unincorporated town in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History

Palestine was platted in 1849. [3] It was named for the geographic region of Palestine. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palestine, Franklin County, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana: Her People, Industries, and Institutions. Windmill Publications. pp.  530. history franklin county indiana.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  255. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...called Palestine for the biblical region.


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