Ghost town in Texas, United States
Nickelville, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 33°1′7″N 96°31′44″W / 33.01861°N 96.52889°W / 33.01861; -96.52889 | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Collin |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 2033986 |
Nickelville is a ghost town in Collin County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.
History
It was reportedly named after the name of the first store, and was organized in the early 1870s. The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway laid tracks a half mile north of the original townsite in 1886. The businesses of Nickelville moved to take advantage of the railroad within the following year. The site to where they moved became known as Wylie.
References
- ^ "Nickelville, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
Municipalities and communities of Collin County, Texas, United States | ||
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County seat: McKinney | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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