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Palestine

Ghost town · Van Buren County, Iowa

Bonaparte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Bonaparte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Palestine is a ghost town in Van Buren County, Iowa. It is one of 6 former communities in Van Buren County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Palestine as a historical populated place on the Bonaparte topographic quadrangle: 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 40.6945° N, 91.7941° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBonaparte
Elevation557 ft
Nearest living townBonaparte, IA
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID465350
Coordinates40.69448, -91.79406

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What's there now

Palestine is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bonaparte, IA (population 382), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 557 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Palestine?

Palestine is in Van Buren County, Iowa, at 40.6945, -91.7941.

How many ghost towns are in Van Buren County?

Van Buren County, Iowa has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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