The Winkler County seat was a mere village in 1926 when the population of the entire county was 81. Then oil was discovered nearby in the fabulous Permian Basin, and the boom was on. Today Kermit is a center for oil and petroleum-based industries. The County-owned golf course 7 miles west on Texas 302 is open daily except Mon.
For information on area attractions, dining, or events, stop by the chamber of commerce at 112 N. Poplar.
City's oldest existing structure; first built about five miles south of town on the four-section claim of W.H. Seastrunk in 1907. Lumber was bought in to Pecos and freighted to Kermit from Monahans. In 1910
Kermit, TX Historic Buildings Course Access: Public
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Traces history of the U.S. NCO corps with artifacts dating from the Revolutionary War....
Course Access: PublicHoles: 18Reserve Advance Tee Times: 2 days...
For more than 70 years this museum has been collecting and exhibiting artifacts of the vast Big Bend region. Here, people hav...
40-acre park adjacent to Fantasyland. Picnicking, grills, swimming pool, camping....