New Palestine, Ohio
New Palestine is an unincorporated community in Clermont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History
An old variant name was Palestine.[1] Ths site was laid out as Palestine in 1818.[2] A post office called New Palestine was established in 1850, and closed in 1905.[3] Most of the homes today are riverside cottages looking over the Ohio River.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Palestine, Ohio
- Everts, Louis H. (1880). History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. p. 435.
- "Clermont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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