Palestine, Franklin County, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°25′02″N 84°55′40″W / 39.41722°N 84.92778°W / 39.41722; -84.92778
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Palestine, Indiana
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]

References

  1. ^ a b 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. . ...called Palestine for the biblical region.