Abandoned Record
About Parmerton
Parmerton is a ghost town in Parmer County, Texas, United States. It was originally known as Parmer Switch when the Pecos Valley and Northern Texas Railway built a line through the area in 1898 and it was named for Martin Parmer.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Parmerton, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Parmerton is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Parmerton
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1954 Clovis sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Clovis sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Parmerton sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Hereford sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Parmerton
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Parmerton, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q85792283.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).