Snow Hill, Texas

Snow Hill, Texas
Unincorporated community
Snow Hill is located in Texas
Snow Hill
Snow Hill
Snow Hill is located in the United States
Snow Hill
Snow Hill
Coordinates: 33°15′21″N 96°23′03″W / 33.25583°N 96.38417°W / 33.25583; -96.38417
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCollin
Elevation
574 ft (175 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID2034660[1]

Snow Hill is an unincorporated community in Collin County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

History

The area in what is known as Snow Hill today may have been named by a group of surveyors who stood on a ridge that was covered in snow. It had a church for its locals for a long time. From 1940 through 2000, the community's population was 20.[2]

Geography

Snow Hill is located on the highest point between the shore of Pilot and Indian Creeks near Texas State Highway 78, 10 mi (16 km) northeast of McKinney in northeastern Collin County.[2]

Education

Snow Hill once had its own school.[2] Today the community is served by the Blue Ridge Independent School District.

Notable person

References

  1. ^ a b "Snow Hill, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b c Snow Hill, TX (Collin County) from the Handbook of Texas Online
  3. ^ "Former Plano mayor dies". Plainview Herald. February 17, 2004. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "President pardons former Plano mayor". Midland Reporter-Telegram. February 15, 2004. Retrieved March 13, 2023.


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