An 1863 diary written by a Hardin County TN Civil War soldier mentions a community called PALESTINE which appears to have been located in either Perry or Wayne County TN. Any ideas? David

There are according to the 1992 Delome Gazetteer 3 Palestines in TN, whether these reflect your ancestor´s reference I am not sure. Either 2 or 3 below are close but none is in the counties you mentioned: 1) Northwest TN about 3 miles southwest of Paris TN 2)West TN about 3 miles southwest of Lexinton in Henderson County (about 20 miles west of Perry County) 3) Southwest TN around 10 miles west of Bolivar on the line between Chester and Hardeman Counties. (about 50 miles west of Wayne County) Hope this helps, Mike > An 1863 diary written by a Hardin County TN Civil War soldier mentions a community called PALESTINE which appears to have been located in either Perry or Wayne County TN. Any ideas? > David