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Palestine

Ghost town · Lawrence County, Indiana

Bedford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Bedford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Palestine is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Indiana, recorded as human settlement in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. It is the only former community in Lawrence County recorded on the federal names register, out of 91 across Indiana.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Palestine as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.8050° N, 86.4622° W.

Key facts

Elevation483 ft
Nearest living townBedford, IN
Distance to it4.1 miles
Coordinates38.80500, -86.46222

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What's there now

Palestine is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bedford, IN (population 13,824), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 483 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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