Welcome to Panama ...

Panama is located in Kern County<1>.

The location of Panama has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Panama, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Panama is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Panama lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Panama ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Panama - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York and Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Panama.

Communities near Panama ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Panama.

• Bakersfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
  • Bakersfield is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersfield <4>
• Arvin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvin
  • Arvin is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvin <4>
• Kayandee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayandee
  • Kayandee is located in Kern County
• Fuller Acres
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Acres
  • Fuller Acres is located in Kern County
• Greenacres
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
  • Greenacres is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenacres <4>
• Lamont
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <4>
• Weedpatch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedpatch
  • Weedpatch is located in Kern County
• East Bakersfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bakersfield
  • East Bakersfield is located in Kern County
  • Former names for East Bakersfield:
  • Kern City
  • Sumner
• Rosedale ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Kern County
• Oil Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Junction
  • Oil Junction is located in Kern County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Panama. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Panama.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Panama. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Panama.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Panama. See our Newspapers Page for Panama.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Panama ...

Looking for more information about Panama? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Panama, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Panama.

Adding Panama to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Panama in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Panama was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Panama post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Panama.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Panama. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/