Welcome to Panco ...
Panco is located in Clay County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Panco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.
Panco is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Panco lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Panco: 606
Communities near Panco ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Panco.
- Hazard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hyden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Booneville is located in Owsley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <3>
- Buckhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Buckhorn is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <3>
- Eriline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eriline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Barcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Bear Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Big Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Mistletoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mistletoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley 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 Panco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Panco.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Panco. 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 Panco.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Panco. See our Newspapers Page for Panco.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Panco ...
Looking for more information about Panco? 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 Panco, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Panco.
Adding Panco to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Panco 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 Panco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Panco post office opened in 1926.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Panco.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Panco - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |