Winkler County is a county located in the state of Texas. Kermit is the county seat of Winkler County. Clinton McKamy Winkler is the namesake of the county. He was a Colonel in the Confederate Army. The county was originally established on the twenty-sixth of February 1887 from a portion of Tom Green County. The county was later officially organized in the year 1910. The Texas and Pacific Railway was passing through a nearby Ward County which meant easy access to the area. The railway arrived in the area in 1881. Top sights located in Winkler County in Texas are Monahans Sandhills State Park, Kermit Sand Hills, and Roy Orbison Museum.
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