Editing Perryton, Texas (section)

==History==
In the late 1910s, a railroad was built from east to west between the towns of Ochiltree and Gray. After neither got a railroad, the two communities decided to move both towns to the railroad and merge into a new community named Perryton.  It was named after George M. Perry, an early county judge.

=== June 2023 tornado ===
{{See also|Tornado outbreak sequence of June 14–19, 2023}}
On the evening of June 15, 2023, an [[EF3]] tornado struck north Perryton. The devastating tornado tracked southeast, destroying dozens of [[mobile home]]s before impacting downtown, downing a cell tower, two communications towers, as well as damaging multiple industrial buildings. One mobile home caught fire and spread to many more homes throughout a mobile home park.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Live Updates: Severe Weather Strikes Southern Plains; Tornado Rips Town In Texas Panhandle |url=https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/news/2023-06-15-tornado-storms-oklahoma-texas-kansas |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=www.wunderground.com |language=en}}</ref>  After the tornado struck the town, three deaths were confirmed and over 100 injuries were sustained.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Jamie |last=Burch |date=2023-06-15 |title=Mobile home park in Perryton took 'direct hit' from tornado |url=https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/caught-on-camera-tornado-on-the-ground-in-perryton-texas-severe-weather |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=KVII |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Oberholtz |first=Chris |date=2023-06-16 |title=Deadly tornado strikes Perryton, Texas, killing at least 3 and injuring dozens amid trail of destruction |url=https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/perryton-texas-tornado-damage-survey |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=FOX Weather |language=en-US}}</ref>