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COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS

33° 10' 48" N, 96° 34' 48" W (33.18, -96.58)
Population: 939,585 Est. (2016)
782,341 (2010) 491,675 (2000) 264,036 (1990)
Total Area: 886 square miles (2,290 km2)
841 square miles (2,180 km2) land
45 square miles (120 km2) water

Collin County Topics

  • History
  • Town List
  • Vintage Maps
  • Collin County TX

    Contiguous Counties:
    Grayson County (N) Fannin County (NE) Hunt County (E) Rockwall County (SE) Dallas County (S) Denton County (W)



    Collin County History

    (from 1936 Texas Centennial Marker on US Hwy 75, 2.5 miles S McKinney)

    COLLIN COUNTY
    Formed from Fannin County.
    Created April 3, 1846. Organized July 13, 1846.
    Named in honor of Collin McKinney 1766-1861, land surveyor, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, member of Congress, Republic of Texas, member of the Texas Legislature.
    County seat, Buckner, 1846-1848
    McKinney, since.

    Collin County Courthouse
    Collin County Courthouse, McKinney, TX
    Collin County Courthouse
    Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson




    Collin County Town List

    Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, hotels, and forum.

    County Seat - McKinney
    Book Hotel Here - McKinney Hotels

  • Addison
  • Allen
  • Anna
  • Blue Ridge
  • Buckner ghost town, first county seat
  • Carrollton Dallas/Denton/Collin counties
  • Celina
  • Chambliss
  • Climax ghost town
  • Copeville
  • Cottage Hill ghost town
  • Desert
  • Erudia ghost town
  • Fairview
  • Farmersville
  • Frisco
  • Frognot ghost town
  • Josephine Collin/Hunt Counties
  • Lavon
  • Lebanon ghost town
  • Lowry Crossing
  • Lucas
  • McKinney County Seat
  • Melissa
  • Murphy
  • Nevada
  • Parker
  • Plano
  • Princeton
  • Prosper
  • Richard ghost town
  • Richardson Dallas/Collin counties
  • Sachse Dallas/Collin Counties
  • St. Paul
  • Squeezepenny
  • Westminster
  • Weston
  • Wilmeth
  • Wylie



  • Collin County Vintage Maps

    Collin County TX 1907 Postal Map
    Collin County 1907 postal map
    From Texas state map #2090
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office

    Collin County TX 1920s map
    Collin County 1920s map
    From Texas state map #10749
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office

    Collin County TX 1940s map
    Collin County 1940s map
    From Texas state map #4335
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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