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Parris, Texas
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 Parris, Texas
Location in Texas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Collin |
| Elevation | 551 ft (168 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
75454
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| Area code(s) | 214, 469, 972 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2034654 |
Parris, Texas is a community that once existed just south of Melissa in central Collin County near the banks of the East Fork of the Trinity River.
History
In 1859 Thaddeus Parris, a Mexican–American War veteran for whom the community was named built an ox-turned gristmill 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.
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