Palestine or Palestine Lake is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Harrison Township, Kosciusko County, in the

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History

Palestine was laid out in 1837. It was named for the ancient area of

Palestine Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and th ...

. A post office was established at Palestine in 1839, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.

Geography

Palestine is located along State Road 25 six miles southwest of the city of

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. It occupies the western shore of Palestine Lake. Trimble Creek joins the lake at the northern edge of town.

References

Unincorporated communities in Kosciusko County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana Populated places established in 1837 1837 establishments in Indiana {{KosciuskoCountyIN-geo-stub