Panaca

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Panaca is a small, historically Mormon-founded rural community in southeastern Nevada known as one of the state’s oldest permanent settlements.

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instanceOf census-designated place
rural community
unincorporated town
areaCode 775
climate semi-arid climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeatOf Lincoln County, Nevada
distanceToCaliente about 15 miles north
distanceToLasVegas about 165 miles north
elevation approximately 1,430 meters
approximately 4,700 feet
FIPSCode 32-53800
foundedAs Mormon agricultural colony
foundingGroup Latter Day Saint
surface form: Latter-day Saints
foundingReligion Latter Day Saint
surface form: Mormonism
foundingYear 1864
GNISFeatureID 0855660
governingBodyType unincorporated town board
hasNearbyAttraction Cathedral Gorge State Park
Meadow Valley Wash
hasPublicSchool Lincoln County High School
Panaca Elementary School
historicCharacteristic one of few Nevada communities with agricultural rather than mining origins
incorporationStatus unincorporated
isOneOf oldest permanent settlements in Nevada
landUse irrigated farmland
latitude approximately 37.789° N
locatedIn Lincoln County, Nevada
Nevada
locatedInBasin Meadow Valley
locatedInRegion southeastern Nevada
locatedOnHighway U.S. Route 93 NERFINISHED
longitude approximately 114.388° W
majorReligion Latter Day Saint
surface form: Latter-day Saint
near Utah border
originalTerritory once part of Utah Territory
populationCensus2020 about 963
populationRange under 1,500 inhabitants
postalCode 89042
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
ranching
schoolDistrict Lincoln County School District
stateAbbreviation NV
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
usesDaylightSavingTime yes
waterSource Meadow Valley Wash
local springs

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