Ghost town in Texas, United States
| Parris, Texas | |
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| Ghost town | |
  Parris, TexasLocation within the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 33°15′10″N 96°36′21″W / 33.25278°N 96.60583°W / 33.25278; -96.60583 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Collin |
| Elevation | 551 ft (168 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 75454 |
| Area code(s) | 214, 469, 972 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2034654 |
Parris, Texas is a community that once existed just south of Melissa in central Collin County near the banks of the East Fork of the Trinity River.
History
In 1859 Thaddeus Parris, a Mexican–American War veteran for whom the community was named built an ox-turned gristmill at this location. This attracted settlers of the area during the next decade and until sometime in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century Parris remained a community center for area farmers.
Further reading
- Collin County Genealogical & Historical Records, Probate Minutes - 1871-1879 - Volume B-1 - pp 47–50, Estate of Thaddeus Parris
- Collin County Genealogical & Historical Records, Probate Minutes - 1871-1879 - Volume B-1 - pp 51–82, Estate of Thaddeus Parris
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "East Fork Trinity Watershed". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- "Milling". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- "Parris, Texas". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
External links
| Municipalities and communities of Collin County, Texas, United States | ||
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| County seat: McKinney | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
