Marker Inscription
Named for S. P. McDermott, who had crossroads store and was an early postmaster. Began as a community called Dark, 1-1/2 miles northeast. (School in area was named Bookout). Town moved 1909 to the Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railroad. It had a hotel and a number of businesses. The Santa Fe was built in 1911, and the competing railroads made this a busy cattle shipping center, with full loading pens. Town moved 1915 to Santa Fe Railroad. The R.S. & P. tracks were taken up in 1942. The town had new population in the late 1940s, during county oil boom. (1966)
About this site
Dermott is a historical marker in Snyder, Scurry County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Scurry County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.8569, -101.0182 near Snyder. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bookout (cemetery), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Home County of Famous Frontiersman J. Wright Mooar, Scurry County's Billionth Barrel of Oil, and Light, Former Townsite of.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5415001210. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
