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Nearest Communities to Panama,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Panama, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Panama:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Panama is located in Shelby County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shelby County: Audubon, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Harrison & Pottawattamie.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 98 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Panama. Of these communities, 81 are located in counties other than Shelby County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Panama (which is Shelby County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Panama

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Shelby County   (where Panama resides)
    • County Website:   https://shelbycounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Shelby:   Harlan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Panama   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Panama.
      • 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
      • Earling
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Earling is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 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
      • 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
      • Tennant
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Harlan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      • Corley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Irwin
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Shelby
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Red Line
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Red Line is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Line
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        • Jacksonville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Jacksonville is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
        • Poplar
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Poplar is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
        • Botna
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Rorbeck
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Rorbeck is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rorbeck
        • Elk Horn
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Audubon County
  • Carroll County
  • Cass County
  • Crawford County
    • County Website:   https://www.crawfordcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Denison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Panama   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Panama.
      • 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)
      • Haley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Haley is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
      • Astor
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Astor is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
      • 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
      • Manilla
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kimze
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Kimze is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimze
      • Kenwood
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Village
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Denison
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Aspinwall
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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        • Charter Oak
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Berne
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Berne is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
        • Deloit
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Deloit is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
        • Vail
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Vail is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <3>
        • Ricketts
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Ricketts is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
        • Schleswig
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Westside
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrison County
    • County Website:   https://harrisoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Harrison:   Logan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Panama   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Panama.
      • Baird
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Baird is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
      • 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)
      • Magill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Magill is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magill
      • Hard Scratch
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Hard Scratch is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Scratch
      • Willett
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Willett is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willett
      • Yorkshire
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Crisp
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Crisp is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
      • 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
      • Logan
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Allen
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Allen is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
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        • Orton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Orton is located in Harrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orton
        • Beebeetown
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Beebeetown is located in Harrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
        • Magnolia
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Magnolia is located in Harrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
        • Calhoun
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Calhoun is located in Harrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
        • Euclid
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Euclid is located in Harrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
        • Findley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Findley is located in Harrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
        • Missouri Valley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Echo
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Echo is located in Harrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
        • Pisgah
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Orson
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Modale
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Mondamin
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • California Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Little Sioux
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • River Sioux
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • River Sioux is located in Harrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Sioux
  • Monona County
  • Pottawattamie County
    • County Website:   https://www.pottcounty-ia.gov/
    • County Seat for Pottawattamie:   Council Bluffs
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Panama   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Panama.
      • 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
      • Minden
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <3>
      • 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 <3>
      • Neola
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Newtown ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Newtown is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Walnut
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
      • Hancock
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • York Center
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
      • Pigeon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bentley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Bentley is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Underwood
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Loveland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
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        • Iola ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Iola is located in Pottawattamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
        • Peter
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Peter is located in Pottawattamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter
        • Grable
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Grable is located in Pottawattamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grable
        • Honey Creek
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
        • McClelland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Oakland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Ascot
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Ascot is located in Pottawattamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascot
        • Weston
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Panama) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.