Welcome to Panton ...

Panton is located in Addison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Panton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1821.

Panton is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Panton: 802

Communities near Panton ...

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

• Middlebury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlebury is located in Addison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
• Shelburne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Shelburne is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
• Hinesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hinesburg is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,522 people
• Bristol
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bristol is located in Addison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
• Charlotte
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlotte is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,783 people
• Ferrisburgh
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferrisburgh is located in Addison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburgh
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
• Ferrisburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferrisburg is located in Addison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
• Vergennes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Vergennes is located in Addison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergennes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergennes <3>
• Monkton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Monkton is located in Addison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
• Bristol
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bristol is located in Addison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Panton ...

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

Adding Panton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Panton 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 (so far) for Panton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Panton post office opened in 1821. The Panton post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Panton.