Map of Panama village, Nebraska

Panama is a village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 235 at the 2020 census.

Panama village overview:
Name:	Panama village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Nebraska
County:	Lancaster County
Elevation:	1,404 ft (428 m)
Total Area:	0.28 sq mi (0.74 km²)
Land Area:	0.28 sq mi (0.74 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	235
Population Density:	827.46/sq mi (319.69/km²)
ZIP code:	68419
Area code:	402
FIPS code:	3138225
GNISfeature ID:	2399618

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Panama online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

In 1879, the Panama Cemetery Association was formed and raised funds to dig a well. Panama was originally founded one mile south of its present location but was moved in order to be closer to the railway. In 1888, the village was officially founded on land that was previously owned by Moses J. Mitton, John Forrest, and Gilbert F. Steeves. According to local folk history, the village’s original by-laws contained a clause inserted by a descendant of Gilbert F. Steeves, Caroline “Carrie” Steeves, which stated that if the village allowed any business to sell alcohol in the village, the Steeves family would reclaim the land they had deeded to the village. Panama was incorporated as a village in 1904. New by-laws and ordinances were enacted when the village was incorporated and again in 1977, but it is still illegal to sell alcohol in the village. The village was likely named after the Isthmus of Panama, which had gained notoriety at the time due to the United States’ involvement in building the Panama Canal.