Map of Palestine village, Illinois

Palestine is a village in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2020 Census.

Palestine village overview:
Name:	Palestine village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Crawford County
Incorporated:	February 15, 1855
Elevation:	449 ft (137 m)
Total Area:	0.79 sq mi (2.04 km²)
Land Area:	0.79 sq mi (2.04 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,233
Population Density:	1,562.74/sq mi (603.15/km²)
Area code:	618
FIPS code:	1757277
GNISfeature ID:	2399610
Website:	www.villageofpalestine.net

Online Interactive Map

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Palestine online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

It is said that French explorer Jean Lamotte first gazed upon this region in 1678. He gave it the name Palestine, as it reminded him of Palestine, the Biblical land of milk and honey.

Palestine was chartered in 1811, while the area still belonged to Virginia, and is one of the oldest towns in the State of Illinois. It was named the seat of Crawford County in 1818. Elections in 1843 moved the county seat to a new site, which would become the town of Robinson. It was officially incorporated as an Illinois town in 1855.