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Nickelville

Ghost town · Collin County, Texas

McKinney quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
McKinney quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nickelville is a ghost town in Collin County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in Texas, United States of America. It is one of 4 former communities in Collin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nickelville as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 33.0186° N, 96.5289° W.

Key facts

Elevation517 ft
Nearest living townWylie, TX
Distance to it1.3 miles
Coordinates33.01861, -96.52889

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What's there now

Nickelville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wylie, TX (population 58,991), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 517 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Nickelville?

Nickelville is in Collin County, Texas, at 33.0186, -96.5289.

How many ghost towns are in Collin County?

Collin County, Texas has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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