Neighboring towns and cities are Ferrisburgh to the north, Vergennes to the northeast, Waltham to the east, and Addison to the south.

Bordering across Lake Champlain, which is approximately 2 miles (3 km) wide in this area, is the town of Westport, New York.

[4] As is common in the Champlain Valley, much of the land in Panton is flat and suitable for agriculture.

The racial makeup of the town was 96.92% White, 0.73% Native American, 0.15% Asian, and 2.20% from two or more races.

Retreating from the Battle of Valcour Island, one of the first naval battles of the American Revolutionary War, American General Benedict Arnold ordered his men to run their five vessels aground in Ferris Bay (now called Arnold's Bay) in Panton, where the waters were too shallow for the larger British vessels to follow.

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