Editing McDermitt, Nevada and Oregon

{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Nevada, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|image_caption            = Central McDermitt
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|population_total         = 124
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|postal_code              = 89421 (NV) and 89425 (OR)
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'''McDermitt''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] straddling the [[Nevada]]–[[Oregon]] border, in [[Humboldt County, Nevada]], and [[Malheur County, Oregon]], United States.<ref name=gnis/> McDermitt's economy has historically been based on mining, ranching, and farming. The last mining operation closed in 1990, resulting in a steady decline in population.<ref name=fast/>

As of the [[United States Census 2010|2010 census]], the combined population was 513. Seventy-five percent of the residents were [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]], predominantly [[Northern Paiute]] of the [[Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation]], whose members include [[Shoshone people]].<ref name=census2010>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ |title=2010 Census Data |access-date=2011-08-24 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013222920/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ |archive-date=October 13, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last1 = Bengston | first1 = Ginny | last2 = SWCA Environmental Consultants | title = Northern Paiute and Western Shoshone Land Use in Northern Nevada: A Class 1 Ethnographic/Ethnohistoric Overview | work = Cultural Resources Series No 12, 2003 | publisher = US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada | date = Dec 16, 2002 | location = Reno, Nevada | pages = 32 | url = http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/nv/cultural/reports.Par.99842.File.dat/12_N_Pauite.pdf | access-date = 2012-02-23 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120630044848/http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/nv/cultural/reports.Par.99842.File.dat/12_N_Pauite.pdf | archive-date = 2012-06-30 }}</ref>

==History==
The community, originally called '''Dugout''', was named after [[Fort McDermit]]. It was named after Lt. Col. Charles McDermit,<ref name=OGN>{{cite OGN|7th|page=624}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.carson-city.nv.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=11839 | title = McDermit, Charles | access-date = 2011-08-25 | format = pdf | publisher = Carson City Consolidated Municipality | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165808/http://www.carson-city.nv.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=11839 | archive-date = 2011-09-27 }}</ref> commander of the Military District of Nevada, who was killed by Native Americans in a skirmish in the area in 1865.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://dwgateway.library.unr.edu/keck/histtopoNV/Origin_of_Place_Names_Files/1941NevadaOriginofNames-pt1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409171723/http://dwgateway.library.unr.edu/keck/histtopoNV/Origin_of_Place_Names_Files/1941NevadaOriginofNames-pt1.pdf |archive-date=2018-04-09 |url-status=live | title=Origin of Place Names: Nevada | publisher=W.P.A. | author=Federal Writers' Project | year=1941 | pages=38}}</ref> It is not known why there is a discrepancy in the spelling.<ref name=OGN/> [[Fort McDermit]], which was {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} outside the current township, was originally established to protect the [[stagecoach]] route from [[Virginia City, Nevada|Virginia City]] through [[Winnemucca, Nevada|Winnemucca]] to [[Silver City, Idaho|Silver City]], [[Idaho Territory]]. The stage road was the military's most important transportation route in southeast Oregon.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/heritage/culwinnemucca.php | title = Winnemucca to Silver City Wagon Road | access-date = 2011-08-26 | publisher = Bureau of Land Management}}</ref>  The township of Dugout was established as support for Fort McDermit.<ref name=fast>{{cite web | url = http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/45/mcdermitt.html?page=0%2C1 | title = The Town That the Internet (Almost) Forgot | access-date = 2012-02-23 | last = Salter | first = Chuck | date = March 21, 2001 | work = Fast Company}}</ref>

==Geography and climate==
The community is on [[U.S. Route 95 in Nevada|U.S. Highway 95]], {{convert|73|mi|km}} north of [[Winnemucca, Nevada|Winnemucca]]. The elevation of McDermitt is {{convert|4432|ft|m}} [[AMSL|above sea level]].<ref name = "gnis"/>

McDermitt is in the [[High Desert (Oregon)|Oregon High Desert]] with a [[desert climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''[[Semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climates|''BSk'']]''), averaging {{convert|9.2|in|mm}} of rain annually with hot, dry summers and cold winters. Most precipitation (47%) occurs from March through June. About 23% occurs from September through November, and 25% from December through February, much as snow.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/vale/plans/files/Louse%20Canyon%20GMA%20Evaluation.pdf | title = Louse Canyon Geographic Management Area Standards Of Rangeland Health Evaluation | access-date = 2011-11-06 | last = Taylor | first = Jerry L. | year = 2002 | publisher = Bureau of Land Management}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://beta.intellicast.com/Local/History.aspx?location=USNV0057 | title = Historic Average: McDermitt, Nevada | access-date = 2012-09-24 | date = 24 Sep 2012 | publisher = Intellicast.com}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = McDermitt, Nevada and Oregon, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Y
|Jan record high F = 64
|Feb record high F = 69
|Mar record high F = 79
|Apr record high F = 89
|May record high F = 95
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 106
|Oct record high F = 94
|Nov record high F = 74
|Dec record high F = 65

|Jan avg record high F = 51.8
|Feb avg record high F = 58.5
|Mar avg record high F = 69.0
|Apr avg record high F = 77.1
|May avg record high F = 86.7
|Jun avg record high F = 94.1
|Jul avg record high F = 100.5
|Aug avg record high F = 98.3
|Sep avg record high F = 92.5
|Oct avg record high F = 81.5
|Nov avg record high F = 65.9
|Dec avg record high F = 53.3
|year avg record high F = 101.0

|Jan high F = 40.7
|Feb high F = 46.1
|Mar high F = 54.8
|Apr high F = 61.0
|May high F = 70.9
|Jun high F = 80.6
|Jul high F = 91.8
|Aug high F = 90.1
|Sep high F = 80.8
|Oct high F = 66.2
|Nov high F = 50.8
|Dec high F = 39.6
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 29.0
|Feb mean F = 33.5
|Mar mean F = 40.1
|Apr mean F = 45.1
|May mean F = 53.9
|Jun mean F = 61.7
|Jul mean F = 70.6
|Aug mean F = 67.8
|Sep mean F = 58.9
|Oct mean F = 46.6
|Nov mean F = 36.2
|Dec mean F = 28.0
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 17.4
|Feb low F = 21.0
|Mar low F = 25.4
|Apr low F = 29.3
|May low F = 36.9
|Jun low F = 42.7
|Jul low F = 49.4
|Aug low F = 45.6
|Sep low F = 37.0
|Oct low F = 27.0
|Nov low F = 21.5
|Dec low F = 16.4
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -3.8
|Feb avg record low F = 2.7
|Mar avg record low F = 10.4
|Apr avg record low F = 15.1
|May avg record low F = 20.9
|Jun avg record low F = 28.9
|Jul avg record low F = 37.8
|Aug avg record low F = 33.0
|Sep avg record low F = 23.3
|Oct avg record low F = 10.7
|Nov avg record low F = 1.3
|Dec avg record low F = -4.6
|year avg record low F = -11.1

|Jan record low F = -32
|Feb record low F = -28
|Mar record low F = -1
|Apr record low F = 6
|May record low F = 10
|Jun record low F = 20
|Jul record low F = 27
|Aug record low F = 20
|Sep record low F = 8
|Oct record low F = -10
|Nov record low F = -18
|Dec record low F = -37

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.73
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.50
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.61
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.01
|May precipitation inch = 1.21
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.86
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.30
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.17
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.42
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.67
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.59
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.78
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 7.0
|Feb precipitation days = 6.6
|Mar precipitation days = 7.2
|Apr precipitation days = 8.6
|May precipitation days = 8.1
|Jun precipitation days = 5.7
|Jul precipitation days = 2.8
|Aug precipitation days = 2.1
|Sep precipitation days = 2.8
|Oct precipitation days = 4.7
|Nov precipitation days = 6.1
|Dec precipitation days = 8.0

|Jan snow inch = 4.5
|Feb snow inch = 3.8
|Mar snow inch = 1.9
|Apr snow inch = 1.7
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.4
|Nov snow inch = 2.4
|Dec snow inch = 6.1
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.2
|Feb snow days = 1.7
|Mar snow days = 1.2
|Apr snow days = 0.9
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.2
|Nov snow days = 0.9
|Dec snow days = 2.9

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
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|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00264935&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: McDermitt, NV
|access-date = June 16, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS2<ref name = XMACIS2>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS2
|access-date = June 16, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

The McDermitt area boasts the longest climatic record in Nevada, with data beginning in 1866. The earliest Nevada climate stations were at Army posts. The [[Signal Corps (United States Army)|U.S. Army Signal Corps]] was responsible for weather duty in the late 19th century and established the [[National Weather Service]] in 1870.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thestormking.com/Weather/Nevada_Climate_History/Weather_Observations/weather_observations.html | title = Nevada's oldest Climate Records | access-date = 2012-09-24 | work = Weather Observations | publisher = Mic Mac Media}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|2020= 124
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
For statistical purposes, the [[United States Census Bureau|census bureau]] has allocated McDermitt two [[census-designated place]]s (CDPs), McDermitt, Nevada and [[Fort McDermitt, Nevada]]. The Oregon portion of McDermitt is not part of the McDermitt CDP, but is included in the [[Ontario, Oregon|Ontario]], OR&ndash;[[Idaho|ID]] [[Ontario micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].<ref name=census2010/>
Essentially the Fort McDermitt CDP entails the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation and the McDermitt CDP entails the adjoining McDermitt township.

=== Fort McDermitt CDP ===
[[File:Kleinite-Calcite-285098.jpg|thumb|[[Kleinite]] (a rare mercury mineral) on [[calcite]], from the Cordero Mine, McDermitt. Size: 4.9 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm.]]

As of the [[US census]] of 2010, there were 341 people, of which 30% were under the age of 18 years and 11% (39 people) over the age of 65 years. 92% (313 people) were American Indian, with 3.5% (12 people) described as being of two or more races, and 0.6% (two people) were White. There were 125 housing units with 86% (108) described as occupied. There were 108 males for every 100 females.<ref name=census2010/>

=== McDermitt CDP ===

As of the [[US census]] of 2010, there were 172 people, of which 18% were under the age of 18 years and 22% (38 people) over the age of 65 years. 24% (42 people) were American Indian, with 0% described as being of two or more races, and 68% (117 people) were White. There were 101 housing units with 77% (78) described as occupied. There were 110 males for every 100 females.<ref name=census2010/>

=== Ethnic groups ===
{{seealso|Basque Americans in Nevada}}
{{seealso|Basque Americans in Oregon}}
In 1937, the majority of the residents were [[Basque Americans]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Teacher-Student Tells of Life in Basque Town|newspaper=[[The Sunday Oregonian]]|place=[[Portland, Oregon]]|date=1931-07-26|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/168596008/ 8]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:Desert Inn Casino, McDermitt, Nevada.jpg|thumb|Desert Inn Casino]]
McDermitt's economy has historically been based on mining, ranching and farming. In the period 1917 to 1989 it was home to four nationally significant mercury mines in the [[McDermitt Caldera]]{{spaced ndash}}Bretz, Opalite, Cordero and McDermitt{{spaced ndash}}which from 1933 to 1989 were the largest producers in North America.<ref name=nevgold/><ref name="Full1968">{{cite book |last1=Fisk |first1=Elwin |editor1-last=Ridge |editor1-first=John |title=Cordero Mine, Opalite Mining District, in Ore deposits of the United States, 1933-1967 |date=1968 |publisher=The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum engineers, Inc. |location=New York |pages=1573–1591}}</ref> In 1985 of the 16,530 flasks of mercury (each containing {{convert|76|lb|kg}} produced in the US, 16,337 came from the McDermitt Mine.<ref>{{cite news| first = J.D. | last = Schlottmann Jr | title = Last Mercury Mine Closes | date = April 1987 | url = http://www.oregongeology.org/sub/milo/archive/MiningDistricts/MalheurCounty/UnclassifiedDistrict/McdermittMercuryMineClaim/McdermittMercuryNewsClips.pdf | work = California Mining Journal | pages = 17 | access-date = 23 Oct 2013}}</ref> The closure of mercury mining in 1990 resulted in a significant decline in population.<ref name=census2010/>

Significant gold mines in the nearby [[Santa Rosa Range|Santa Rosa Mountains]] were the National that produced in excess of {{convert|200000|ozt|kg|lk=out}}, and the Buckskin National that produced {{convert|24000|ozt|kg}} of gold and {{convert|300000|ozt|kg}} of silver over the period 1906–1941.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/resources/minerals/mine_cleanup/completed_projects/buckskin.pdf | title = Buckskin National and McCormick Group Mine/Millsites: Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest | access-date = 2011-08-26 | publisher = US Forest Service}}</ref>

Current development activities that may result in renewed mining are at Cordero (gold and silver),<ref name=nevgold>{{cite web | url = http://www.nevgoldcorp.com/s/Cordero.asp | title = Cordero Property | access-date = 2011-08-24 | publisher = Nevgold Resource Corp | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110205215142/http://www.nevgoldcorp.com/s/Cordero.asp | archive-date = 2011-02-05 }}</ref> Cordero (gallium),<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.goldcanyon.ca/s/Cordero_Gallium.asp?ReportID=363062 | title = Cordero Gallium Project | access-date = 2011-08-24 | publisher = Gold Canyon Resources Inc }}</ref> Buckskin-National (gold-silver),<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/scans/3350/33500011.pdf | title = National District | access-date = 2011-08-24 | publisher = Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110929024457/http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/scans/3350/33500011.pdf | archive-date = 2011-09-29 }}</ref> Aurora (uranium)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.energyventures.com.au/projects/projectsoregon.html | title = Oregon Energy | access-date = 2011-08-24 | publisher = Energy Ventures Limited | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110831115118/http://www.energyventures.com.au/projects/projectsoregon.html | archive-date = 2011-08-31 }}</ref> and Disaster Peak (gold).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://concordiaresourcecorp.com/projects/albisu/ | title = Albisu – USA | access-date = 2011-08-24 | publisher = Concordia Resource Corporation | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120707160209/http://concordiaresourcecorp.com/projects/albisu/ | archive-date = 2012-07-07 }}</ref> The largest employers in McDermitt are the Say When Bar, Restaurant & Casino and the [[McDermitt Combined School]].

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[United States Postal Service]] has a post office in McDermitt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tools.usps.com/locations/details/1372317|title=McDermitt|publisher=[[United States Post Office]]|access-date=2025-03-22|quote=5 US HIGHWAY 95 S MC DERMITT, NV 89421-9800}}</ref>

In 1978 law enforcement services were provided by a deputy sheriff from the county.<ref name=Myers>{{cite news|last=Myers|first=Donald P.|title=Desert town turns back on Oregon|newspaper=[[Oregon Journal]]|date=1978-08-28|pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/168564768/ 1]-[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/168564789/ 2]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Health care==
In 1978, the [[Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation]] would send a paramedic in the case of a medical emergency.<ref name=Myers/>

==Points of interest==
The state line goes through the White Horse Inn, a historical landmark now being restored, which was a saloon, hotel, and (reportedly) [[brothel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.baberfamilytree.org/Notes/4.htm#138|title = Notes for Baber Family Members Individual Notes from the database}}</ref> When it was open, food could be ordered and paid for in Oregon, avoiding the Nevada state [[sales tax]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scs.unr.edu/~sjbarnes/mcdermit.html |title=Townsite of McDermitt |access-date=2004-01-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031216034650/http://www.scs.unr.edu/~sjbarnes/mcdermit.html |archive-date=2003-12-16 }}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:McDermitt Combined School.jpg|thumb|[[McDermitt Combined School]]]]
[[Humboldt County School District]] operates the [[McDermitt Combined School]], a [[kindergarten]]–[[twelfth grade]] (K–12) school, in the Nevada side. The Nevada side, including the CDP, is zoned to that district.<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st32_nv/schooldistrict_maps/c32013_humboldt/DC20SD_C32013.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Humboldt County, NV|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=December 21, 2020|accessdate=2025-03-22}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st32_nv/schooldistrict_maps/c32013_humboldt/DC20SD_C32013_SD2MS.txt Text list].</ref>

The Oregon side is zoned to [[McDermitt School District 51]],<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41045_malheur/DC20SD_C41045.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901235801/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41045_malheur/DC20SD_C41045.pdf |archive-date=2021-09-01 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Malheur County, OR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=December 18, 2020|accessdate=2022-07-15}}</ref> a school district, governed by a board of directors, which sends all of its students to McDermitt Combined in Nevada and which does not have any employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/malesd.org/malheur-esd/districts/schools-we-serve/mcdermitt|title=McDermitt|publisher=Malheur Education Service District|place=[[Vale, Oregon]]|accessdate=2022-07-15}} - Linked from "[https://www.malesd.org/districts/schools-we-serve Schools We Serve]"</ref> Circa 2006, 16 students, of all grade levels, lived in the district. In 2006 the district possessed a school building that was no longer used.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.malesd.k12.or.us/Districts/McDermitt/index.html |title=McDermitt School District |publisher=Malheur County Schools |date=2006-09-03 |accessdate=2022-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903163539/http://www.malesd.k12.or.us/Districts/McDermitt/index.html |archive-date=3 September 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Humboldt County is in the service area of [[Great Basin College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gbcnv.edu/IR/GBC.html|title=Data and Information|publisher=[[Great Basin College]]|access-date=2024-03-10}}</ref> That college maintains the GBC Center in Winnemucca.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gbcnv.edu/campus/winnemucca.html|title=GBC Center in Winnemucca|publisher=[[Great Basin College]]|access-date=2024-03-10|quote=5490 Kluncy Canyon Road Winnemucca, NV 89445}}</ref> The section of Malheur County in which McDermitt, Oregon is located in is not in any community college district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clatsopcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/02-2-OR-CC-color-map.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001051322/https://www.clatsopcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/02-2-OR-CC-color-map.pdf |archive-date=2020-10-01 |url-status=live|title=Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts|publisher=[[Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development]]|accessdate=2022-07-17}}</ref>

McDermitt has a [[public library]], a branch of the Humboldt County Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.humboldtcountynv.gov/directory.aspx?did=35|title=McDermitt Branch Library|publisher=Humboldt County|access-date=2025-03-22}}</ref>

==Transportation==
*[[McDermitt State Airport]]

==See also==
*[[Fort McDermit]]
*[[Denio, Nevada]]
*[[Hatfield, California–Oregon]]
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|McDermitt, Nevada}} 
* [http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=all&CISOBOX1=McDermitt&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOOP2=exact&CISOBOX2=&CISOFIELD2=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOOP3=any&CISOBOX3=&CISOFIELD3=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOOP4=none&CISOBOX4=&CISOFIELD4=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=all&t=a Historic images of McDermitt] from Salem Public Library

{{Humboldt County, Nevada}}
{{Malheur County, Oregon}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Humboldt County, Nevada]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Nevada]]
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[[Category:Ontario, Oregon micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Malheur County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Nevada]]