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Welcome to Dermott ...

Dermott is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Dermott is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dermott, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Dermott is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dermott lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Dermott: 417

Communities Also Named Dermott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Dermott - they are located in Arkansas and Texas.

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

Communities near Dermott ...

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

  • Marshfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rogersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Strafford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Seymour
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fordland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Conway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Niangua
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Niangua is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people

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 Dermott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dermott.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dermott. 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 Dermott.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dermott ...

Looking for more information about Dermott? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dermott, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dermott.

Adding Dermott to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dermott 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 (so far) for Dermott was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dermott post office opened in 1901. The Dermott post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dermott.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dermott - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/