what county is palestine tx in
PALESTINE, TEXAS (Anderson County). Palestine, the county seat of Anderson County, is at the intersection of U.S. highways 79 and 287, at the center of the county, some 108 miles southeast of Dallas and 150 miles north of Houston.It was the early home of Daniel Parker and was named after the Parkers' former home of Palestine, Illinois.hen the Texas legislature established Anderson County in 1846, no community existed at the stipulated center of the county, so Palestine was established. A post office opened at the site the next year, and a contract was drawn up for the construction of the first courthouse, which was built on the crest of a low hill.