Palestine, West Virginia

Palestine is an unincorporated community in Wirt County, West Virginia, in the United States. It is located along the Little Kanawha River,^[1] at 39°01′48″N, 81°24′24″W, at an elevation of 682 feet (208 m).^[2] Its ZIP code is 26160.^[3] The community was named for Palestine.^[4] Prior to 1905, the name of Palestine's post office was Reedy Ripple, to distinguish its name from a community named "Palatine" in Marion County; the name "Reedy Ripple" derived from an accumulation of gravel in the Little Kanawha River at the mouth of Reedy Creek.^[4] Palestine gained notice in 2003 for being the hometown of Jessica Lynch.

[edit] References

^ (1997) West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme, p. 33. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
^ Geographic Names Information System. Geographic Names Information System entry for Palestine (Feature ID #1544536). Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
^ ZIP Code Lookup. Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
^ ^a ^b Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, West Virginia: The Place Name Press, pp.470-471.

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Wirt County, West Virginia

County seat: Elizabeth

Town	Elizabeth

Unincorporated communities	Beaverdam \| Beulah Hill \| Brohard \| Burning Springs \| Cherry \| Creston \| Enterprise \| Freeport \| Garfield \| Greencastle \| Hilbert \| Ivan \| Lucile \| McClain \| Morristown \| Munday \| Newark \| Palestine \| Peewee \| Rover \| Sanoma \| Two Run \| Windy \| Zackville