Palestine
Ghost town · Christian County, Kentucky

Palestine is a ghost town in Christian County, Kentucky. It is one of 24 former communities in Christian County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Palestine as a historical populated place on the Pleasant Green Hill 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 36.9775° N, 87.5773° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Pleasant Green Hill |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 760 ft |
| Nearest living town | Crofton, KY |
| Distance to it | 7.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2742901 |
| Coordinates | 36.97750, -87.57730 |
What's there now
Palestine is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crofton, KY (population 690), about 7.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 760 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Adamsghost town · Christian County · 6.6 mi
- Mitchellghost town · Christian County · 7.7 mi
- Castleberryghost town · Christian County · 7.9 mi
- Thomas Storeghost town · Christian County · 9 mi
- Belleviewghost town · Christian County · 9.1 mi
- East Macedoniaghost town · Christian County · 9.7 mi
- Antiochghost town · Christian County · 10.4 mi
- Old Empireghost town · Christian County · 10.4 mi
- Grapevineghost town · Christian County · 10.7 mi
- Hickory Withghost town · Christian County · 10.7 mi
- Cox Millghost town · Christian County · 11.2 mi
- Good Hopeghost town · Hopkins County · 12 mi
Questions
Where is Palestine?
Palestine is in Christian County, Kentucky, at 36.9775, -87.5773.
How many ghost towns are in Christian County?
Christian County, Kentucky has 24 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.