Palestine, Kosciusko County, Indiana - USA

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Palestine is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Palestine
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°10′42″N 85°56′59″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Kosciusko
Township	Harrison
Elevation [1]	837 ft (255 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46539
FIPS code	18-57672[2]
GNIS feature ID	440837

History

Palestine was laid out in 1837.[4] It was named for the ancient area of Palestine.[5] A post office was established at Palestine in 1839, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[6]

Geography

Palestine is located at 41°10′42″N 85°56′59″W along State Road 25 six miles southwest of the city of Warsaw. It occupies the western shore of Palestine Lake. Trimble Creek joins the lake at the northern edge of town.

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"Palestine, Kosciusko County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 733.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name is for the biblical region.
"Kosciusko County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Warsaw
Cities	Nappanee‡ Warsaw	Map of Indiana highlighting Kosciusko County
Towns	Burket Claypool Etna Green Leesburg Mentone Milford North Webster Pierceton Sidney Silver Lake Syracuse Winona Lake
Townships	Clay Etna Franklin Harrison Jackson Jefferson Lake Monroe Plain Prairie Scott Seward Tippecanoe Turkey Creek Van Buren Washington Wayne
Unincorporated communities	Atwood Barbee Bayfield Beaver Dam Bell Rohr Park Buttermilk Point Cedar Point Clunette Enchanted Hills Forest Glen Gravelton‡ Hastings Highbanks Highlands Park Island Park Kalorama Park Kanata Manayunk Kinsey Lakeside Park Lakeview Spring Milford Junction Mineral Springs Monoquet Oakwood Park Oswego Packerton Palestine Pickwick Park Potawatomi Park Redmon Park Sevastopol Shady Banks South Park Stony Ridge Vawter Park Walker Park Wawasee Wawasee Village Wooster
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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