Snow Hill, Texas
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Snow Hill is an unincorporated community in
Collin County Collin County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Dallas- Fort Worth- Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and a small portion of the city of Dallas is in the county. At the 2020 United States census, the county's popula ...
, located in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the
Handbook of Texas The ''Handbook of Texas'' is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). History The original ''Handbook'' was the brainchild of TSHA President Wal ...
, 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.


Geography

Snow Hill is located on the highest point between the shore of Pilot and Indian Creeks near
Texas State Highway 78 State Highway 78 (SH 78) is a state highway that follows surface roads in a predominantly southwest-to-northeast direction in the Dallas area before traveling north-northeast to the Oklahoma State border. Route description The highway's south ...
, northeast of McKinney in northeastern Collin County.


Education

Snow Hill once had its own school. Today the community is served by the
Blue Ridge Independent School District Blue Ridge Independent School District is a public school district based in Blue Ridge, Texas (USA). Located in Collin County, the district extends into a very small portion of southwestern Fannin County. Finances As of the 2010–2011 scho ...
.


Notable person

* David B. McCall, former mayor of Plano, was born here.


References

Unincorporated communities in Collin County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{CollinCountyTX-geo-stub