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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The Yucca is a nostalgic example of flamboyant Assyrian-style architecture, featuring gilded lions, ornate columns, scrollwor...
Traces history of the U.S. NCO corps with artifacts dating from the Revolutionary War....
The Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin is an independent art museum located on the campus of the University of Texas ...
At historic San Solomon Springs, facilities include motel with meeting room, camping and trailer sites, rest rooms with hot s...
Rustic log cabin and family oriented gift shop features Big Bend collectibles, books on the history and geology of the Big Be...