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Welcome to Panacea ...

Panacea is located in Wakulla County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Panacea, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Panacea is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Panacea lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Panacea (for example, toward Wewahitchka), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for Panacea: (850) & (448)<3>

The ZIP code for Panacea: 32346<4>

Communities Also Named Panacea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Panacea - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Panacea ...

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

  • Sopchoppy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Saint Marks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Teresa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Curtis Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
    • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
  • Crawfordville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lanark Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakulla Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Carrabelle
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tallahassee
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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 Panacea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Panacea.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Panacea. 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 Panacea.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Panacea ...

Looking for more information about Panacea? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Panacea, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Panacea.

Adding Panacea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Panacea 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 Panacea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Panacea post office opened in 1898.

We also found Panacea on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Panacea.

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

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Wakulla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Panacea - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (448) is an overlay for area code (850).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Panacea). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Panacea or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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