Welcome to Kermit ...
So far, we found very little information about Kermit. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kermit to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kermit, please Contact Us.
Kermit would have been located within present day Roosevelt County<2>.
The location of Kermit has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kermit, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Kermit is 4,390 feet [1,338 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Kermit is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Kermit was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Kermit, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Kermit still existed, it would have been in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named Kermit ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Kermit - they are located in North Dakota, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kermit.
Communities near Kermit ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Kermit.
- Portales
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
- Portales is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <5>
- Elida
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Elida is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elida <5>
- Dora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Dora is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <5>
- Floyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <5>
- Kenna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
- Kenna is located in Roosevelt County
- Milnesand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesand
- Milnesand is located in Roosevelt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milnesand <5>
- Melrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Curry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <5>
- Saint Vrain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrain
- Saint Vrain is located in Curry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Vrain <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 Kermit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kermit.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kermit. See our Newspapers Page for Kermit.
Adding Kermit to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kermit 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 Kermit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Kermit post office opened in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kermit.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Roosevelt County: www.rooseveltcounty.com/
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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 Kermit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Roosevelt, 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 Kermit - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |