Abandoned Record
About Palestine
Palestine is a town in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States, along the L'Anguille River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Palestine, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Palestine is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Palestine
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1940 Marianna sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Helena sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1950 Helena sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Helena sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Marianna sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Helena sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Helena sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Palestine sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Helena sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Helena sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Palestine
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Arkansas index.
- Slonikers Mill2.7 mi N · St. Francis
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Palestine": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Palestine, Arkansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q79491.
- USGS GNIS 83241.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).