Nickelville, Texas

Nickelville is a ghost town in Collin County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1]

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 they to where they moved became known as Wylie.

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Municipalities and communities of Collin County, Texas, United States
County seat: McKinney
Cities	Allen Anna Blue Ridge Carrollton‡ Celina‡ Dallas‡ Farmersville Frisco‡ Garland‡ Josephine‡ Lavon Lowry Crossing Lucas McKinney Melissa Murphy Nevada Parker Plano‡ Princeton Richardson‡ Royse City‡ Sachse‡ Van Alstyne‡ Weston Wylie‡
Towns	Fairview Hebron‡ New Hope Prosper‡ St. Paul
CDP	Westminster
Other unincorporated communities	Altoga Arnold Beverly Hill Bloomdale Branch Buckner Chambersville Chambliss Clear Lake Climax Collin Copeville Cowley Culleoka Deep Water Point Estates Desert Fayburg Forest Grove Frognot Kelly Lavon Beach Estates Lavon Shores Estates Little Ridge Marilee Milligan Millwood New Mesquite Pebble Beach Sunset Acres Pecan Grove Pike Rhea Mills Rockhill Roland Sedalia Snow Hill Trinity Park Valdasta Verona Walnut Grove Wetsel Winningkoff Yucote Acres
Historical communities	Lebanon Lolaville Renner Shepton
Ghost towns	Biggers Nickelville Parris
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties