Kerrick is an
unincorporated community in
Dallam County,
Texas,
United States.
History
First settled in 1906, the community lies in the extreme northeastern part of the county near the
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
state line. It is named after Harrison S. Kerrick, a railroad official and colonel in the
United States Army, who owned land in the vicinity. The town's post office was established in 1933, and is still in operation.
During
World War II, Kerrick had the only designated airport between
Amarillo and
Denver, Colorado.
References
External links
Handbook of Texas Online
Unincorporated communities in Texas
Unincorporated communities in Dallam County, Texas
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