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Welcome to Panama ...

Panama is located in Kern County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • Arvin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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)
  • Lamont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kern, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Panama - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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