Welcome to Kerrick ...

Kerrick is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Kerrick is located in Dallam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kerrick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1931.

Kerrick is 3,840 feet [1,170 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Kerrick is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Kerrick (for example, toward Clayton (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Kerrick: 806

The ZIP code for Kerrick: 79051<3>

Communities Also Named Kerrick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kerrick - they are located in Illinois and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Kerrick ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Kerrick.

• Stratford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stratford
  • From Kerrick to Stratford
• Boise City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise City
  • Boise City is located in Cimarron County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boise City
  • From Kerrick to Boise City
• Keyes
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyes
  • Keyes is located in Cimarron County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyes <4>
• Texhoma
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texhoma
  • Texhoma is located in Texas County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texhoma <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Texhoma
  • From Kerrick to Texhoma
• Texhoma
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texhoma
  • Texhoma is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Texhoma
  • From Kerrick to Texhoma
• Eva
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
  • Eva is located in Texas County (OK)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eva
  • From Kerrick to Eva
• Felt
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
  • Felt is located in Cimarron County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Felt
  • From Kerrick to Felt

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kerrick ...

Looking for more information about Kerrick? 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 Kerrick, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kerrick.

Adding Kerrick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kerrick 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 Kerrick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Kerrick post office opened in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kerrick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dallam County: www.dallam.org/county/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/