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Panic is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.

History

A post office was established at Panic in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. The community most likely was named after the Panic of 1873. A folk etymology maintains the name originated when a pioneer fought off a bear with an axe. Panic has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.

The first church in McCalmont Township was built at Panic in 1871. The township's first store was also established in Panic in 1882. By 1917, Panic was described as a "tiny village".

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Panic, Pennsylvania
2. "Hall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 98.
4. Moore, Dinty W. (January 1, 2008). Between Panic and Desire. U of Nebraska Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-8032-1768-3.
5. Birnbach, Lisa; Marx, Patricia; Hodgman, Ann (May 14, 2002). 1,003 Great Things About America. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-7407-2949-2.
6. Ash, Russell (November 10, 2011). Boring, Botty and Spong. RHCP. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-4090-9739-6.
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8. ^ Scott, Kate M. (1888). History of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, with Illus. and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. D. Mason. p. 665.
9. McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 512.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Brookville
Boroughs	Big Run Brockway Brookville Corsica Falls Creek Punxsutawney Reynoldsville Summerville Sykesville Timblin Worthville
Townships	Barnett Beaver Bell Clover Eldred Gaskill Heath Henderson Knox McCalmont Oliver Perry Pine Creek Polk Porter Ringgold Rose Snyder Union Warsaw Washington Winslow Young
CDP	Crenshaw
Other unincorporated communities	Adrian Mines Alaska Allens Mills Anita Baxter Beechtree Beechwoods Bells Mills Blowtown Bowersville Cloe Coal Glen Coder Conifer Content Coolspring Cortez Desire Dora Ella Emerickville Fordham Frostburg Fuller Hamilton Hazen Heathville Horatio Howe Kahletown Knox Dale Lanes Mills Langville Markton McMinns Summit Munderf North Freedom Ohl Oliveburg Panic Pancoast Pansy Pardus Port Barnett Porter Prescottville Ramsaytown Rathmel Richardsville Ringgold Rockdale Roseville Sandy Valley Schoffner Corner Sigel Soldier Sprankle Mills Stanton Stump Creek Sugar Hill Valier Walston Warsaw Westville Winslow Wishaw
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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41°02′10″N 78°56′50″W / 41.03611°N 78.94722°W / 41.03611; -78.94722

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