Parris, Texas
Ghost town in Texas, United States
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Parris, Texas is a community that once existed just south of Melissa in central Collin County near the banks of the East Fork[2] of the Trinity River.
Parris, Texas | |
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  Parris, Texas Location within the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 33°15′10″N 96°36′21″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Collin |
| Elevation | 551 ft (168 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 75454 |
| Area codes | 214, 469, 972 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2034654[1] |
History
In 1859 Thaddeus Parris, a Mexican–American War veteran for whom the community was named built an ox-turned gristmill[3] at this location. This attracted settlers of the area during the next decade and until sometime in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century Parris remained a community center for area farmers.[4]