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Parris

Ghost town · Collin County, Texas

Anna quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Anna quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Parris is a ghost town in Collin County, Texas. 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 Parris as a historical populated place on the Anna topographic quadrangle: 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 33.2529° N, 96.6061° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAnna
Elevation551 ft
Nearest living townMelissa, TX
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2034654
Coordinates33.25289, -96.60610

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What's there now

Parris is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Melissa, TX (population 17,497), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 551 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 Parris?

Parris is in Collin County, Texas, at 33.2529, -96.6061.

How many ghost towns are in Collin County?

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

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