Welcome to McDermott ...
So far, we found very little information about McDermott. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added McDermott to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McDermott, please Contact Us.
McDermott would have been located within present day Toole County<2>.
The location of McDermott has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of McDermott, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.
While the community is gone, the present day location for McDermott is 4,440 feet [1,353 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of McDermott is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where McDermott was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where McDermott once stood is in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named McDermott ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named McDermott - they are located in Alberta, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McDermott.
Communities near McDermott ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near McDermott.
- Sunburst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunburst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
- Sunburst is located in Toole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunburst <5>
- Aden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Whitlash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlash
- Whitlash is located in Liberty County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitlash <5>
- Oilmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilmont
- Oilmont is located in Toole County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oilmont <5>
- Coutts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coutts came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coutts
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coutts <5>
- Sweet Grass
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Grass
- Sweet Grass is located in Toole County
- Kevin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kevin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevin
- Kevin is located in Toole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevin <5>
- Rim Rock Colony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rim Rock Colony
- Rim Rock Colony is located in Toole County
- Milk River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milk River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milk River <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around McDermott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McDermott.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McDermott. See our Newspapers Page for McDermott.
Adding McDermott to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of McDermott in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for McDermott was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the McDermott post office opened in 1924.
For more details, see References and Mentions for McDermott.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McDermott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Toole, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around McDermott - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |