Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Panama had a population of 379 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Panama had a population of 206 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Panama, with the one closest to Panama listed first.
- Westphalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Portsmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Manteno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manteno is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
- Harlan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Kirkman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Dunlap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Persia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Woodbine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Corley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Dow City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Irwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Astor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Union Burg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Burg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
- Yorkshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shelby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arion is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Bell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Manilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Minden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Avoca
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
- Fiscus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Botna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Panama, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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