Panacea is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Wakulla County Wakulla County is a County (United States), county located in the Big Bend (Florida), Big Bend region in the North Florida, northern portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 33, ...

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

, United States.

History

The community was known as Smith Springs until 1893 when some Bostonians purchased the land about the five springs here and renamed the town

Panacea In Greek mythology, Panacea (Greek ''Πανάκεια'', Panakeia), a goddess of universal remedy, was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione. Panacea and her four sisters each performed a facet of Apollo's art: * Panacea (the goddess of univers ...

, after the goddess of universal remedy, because of the curative properties of the waters. Most of the development in the area was destroyed by a hurricane in 1928. During the

Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

a large plant here supplied salt for much of western Florida.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

2020 United States census The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ...

, there were 735 people, 284 households, and 199 families residing in the CDP.

Transportation

The

Wakulla County Airport Wakulla County Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Wakulla County, Florida, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Panacea, Florida. This general aviation airpor ...

is located approximately south of Panacea. It is the only airport in Wakulla County.Wakulla County Airport
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{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Wakulla County, Florida Tallahassee metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Florida Census-designated places in Florida