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Welcome to La Panza ...

So far, we found very little information about La Panza. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added La Panza to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with La Panza, please Contact Us.

La Panza would have been located within present day San Luis Obispo County<2>.


We aren't confident of the location of La Panza, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of La Panza, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

While the community is gone, the present day location for La Panza is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where La Panza was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

La Panza would have been located in the (805) area code.

Communities near La Panza ...

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

  • Simmler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmler
    • Simmler is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Creston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kecks Corner
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kecks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Corner
    • Kecks Corner is located in Kern County
  • Santa Margarita
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Shandon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Linne
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linne
    • Linne is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Cholame
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • San Luis Obispo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Arroyo Grande
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Atascadero
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Adding La Panza to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the La Panza post office opened in 1879.

We also found La Panza in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Panza.

The official website for San Luis Obispo County: www.co.slo.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about La Panza, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Luis Obispo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Panza - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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