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Welcome to Desert ...

Desert is located

Desert is located in Collin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Desert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Desert is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Desert lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Desert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Desert - they are located in Arizona, Nevada (2), New Mexico, Nova Scotia, Oregon and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Desert.

Communities near Desert ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Desert.

  • McKinney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Anna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Anna is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <3>
  • Princeton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
  • Melissa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Van Alstyne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Farmersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Howe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Grayson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <3>
  • Leonard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
    • Leonard is located in Fannin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <3>
  • Lowry Crossing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
    • Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Desert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Desert.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Desert. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Desert.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Desert. See our Newspapers Page for Desert.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Desert ...

Looking for more information about Desert? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Desert, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Desert.

Adding Desert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Desert in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Desert was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Desert in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Desert post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Desert.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Desert - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/