Wetsel 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. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

History

It may never have included more than a few houses when it was said to have been founded in the late nineteenth century. Henry Wetsel, a prominent McKinney merchant and early settler, is honored by the community's name. Wetsel eventually sold his holdings in McKinney and headrighted a square mile of land south of the town. Wetsel had built and run an early grist and flour mill in the county seat. On the stage route that connected

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and McKinney, he built a cottage.

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now includes the former Wetsel area.

Geography

Wetsel is located inside the

city limits, southwest of McKinney in southwestern

Education

Today the community is served by the

Allen Independent School District Allen Independent School District is a public school district based in Allen, Texas (USA). Allen ISD covers most of the city of Allen, as well as portions of the cities of McKinney, Plano, and Parker. The district has a total enrollment of 21 ...

. It is zoned for James and Margie Marion Elementary School, Walter & Lois Curtis Middle School, and Allen High School.

References

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