THE PALESTINE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains setting.
Palestine city has 3.41 square miles of land in St. Francis County. Its Census reference point is in Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains, within Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
The Mississippi's broad alluvial plain includes river terraces, swales and natural levees. Small changes in elevation distinguish local settings within this generally flat river landscape.
Regional context: Mississippi Alluvial Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Palestine and St. Francis County
Palestine is associated with St. Francis County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Palestine by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Palestine, or 0.7% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points lower than the 1.2% recorded for St. Francis County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Palestine city has 75.3% of the land area of nearby Goodwin CDP (4.52 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

