[SunkenCiv]

The name’s Middle Eastern,

There’s a Palmyra in Michigan as well, hmm, somewhere in the Thumb I think. I’m sure they were both named after Palmyra in Syria, but indirectly, because the name had been used for a village (and a “town”, which is NYish for “township”) in New York.

The ancient name was Tadmor, Aramaic for “palm tree” (it sez here).

http://www.formerthings.com/tadmor.htm

[Bellflower]

Thanks for the info and the site!