Geographical
Features
Collin County is located between Grayson, Hunt,
Fannin, Dallas, and Denton counties in north Texas. It is in the physical region of Texas known as Blackland Prairie. It
contains heavy black clay soil and is mostly made up of level to gently
rolling hills. It was said of the soil that if you stuck to it during the dry
weather, it would stick to you in the wet. It is approximately 30 miles
square, with the county seat, McKinney, at its geographic center.
The county has numerous springs and white-rock
creeks. Originally the eastern part of the county was wooded and the western
part was open prairie. A white rock escarpment known as Preston Ridge runs the
length of the county near its western edge. It divides the water sheds of the
East Fork and the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. West of the escarpment is an
area of rich farmland known as "the flats."
CREEKS
Most of the creeks in the county are in the water
shed of the East Fork of the Trinity River. The creeks on the west side of the
county, except for White Rock and Gentle, are in the water shed of the Elm
Fork of the Trinity. Sabine Creek, south of Josephine, and Cowskin Creek are
said to be in the water shed of the Sabine River.
The creeks flow predominately north to south. Sister
Grove, Pilot Grove, and the portion of the East Fork east of McKinney, in
effect, divided the county in half. Today these three creeks and Rowlette
Creek form Lake Lavon.
| East Side |
Central |
West Side |
| Bear (2) |
Clemmons |
Gentle |
| Bluff |
Comegy |
Little Elm |
| Bois d'Arc |
East Fork |
Panther |
| Camp |
Honey |
Stewart |
| Cottonwood |
Hurricane |
White Rock |
| Cowskin |
Maxwell |
|
| Desert |
Muddy |
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| Elm |
Pitman |
|
| Elm Grove |
Rowlett |
|
| George |
Slater |
|
| Groves |
Sloan |
|
| Hickory Indian |
Spring |
|
| Lee |
Stover |
|
| Pilot Grove |
Sweetwater |
|
| Pot Rack |
Throckmorton |
|
| Price |
Wilson |
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| Rush |
White Rock |
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| Sabine |
|
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| Sister Grove |
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| Stiff |
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| Tickey |
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| Tom Bean |
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| Wolf Run |
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- History Index
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- Recommended citation:
- "GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF COLLIN
COUNTY." Collin County, Texas History
and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
[Accessed Fri February 13 13:37:28 US/Central 2004 ].
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