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Welcome to Panola ...

Panola is located in Clarendon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Panola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Panola is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Panola lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Panola: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Panola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Panola: This one is located in Clarendon County and the other is located in Greenwood County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 12 communities that are also named Panola - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Panola.

Communities near Panola ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Panola ...

Looking for more information about Panola? 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 Panola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Panola.

Adding Panola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Panola 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 Panola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Panola post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Panola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Clarendon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Panola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Panola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Panola area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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