Welcome to McDermott ...

McDermott is located in Scioto County<1>.

The location of McDermott has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of McDermott: muck-DUR-mut<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of McDermott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

McDermott is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: McDermott lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

McDermott lies within the (740) 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, Montana and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McDermott.

Communities near McDermott ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McDermott.

• Portsmouth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <5>
• Piketon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketon
  • Piketon is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piketon <5>
• New Boston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <5>
• Peebles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
  • Peebles is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peebles <5>
• South Shore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore
  • South Shore is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Shore <5>
• South Webster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Webster
  • South Webster is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Webster <5>
• Beaver
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Beaver is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <5>
• Rarden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
  • Rarden is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <5>
• Otway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
  • Otway is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otway <5>
• Lucasville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
  • Lucasville is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucasville <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.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McDermott. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around McDermott.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McDermott. See our Newspapers Page for McDermott.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McDermott ...

Looking for more information about McDermott? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for McDermott, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McDermott.

Adding McDermott to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McDermott in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections 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.<6>

From that list, the McDermott post office opened in 1898.

We also found McDermott on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McDermott.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McDermott. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Scioto County: www.sciotocountyohio.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/