Rhea Mills is located in Collin County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Rhea Mills: Rhea Mls. (or less commonly used: Rhea Mlls.)
Rhea Mills is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rhea Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Rhea Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rhea Mills.
- Plano
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McKinney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
- Little Elm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm
- Little Elm is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Elm <3>
- The Colony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- The Colony is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Colony <3>
- Prosper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Prosper is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosper <3>
- Murphy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Murphy is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,844 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <3>
- Celina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Anna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Rhea Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rhea Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rhea Mills. 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 Rhea Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rhea Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Rhea Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rhea Mills ...
Looking for more information about Rhea Mills? 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 Rhea Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rhea Mills.
Adding Rhea Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rhea Mills 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 Rhea Mills was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Rhea Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rhea Mills.
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 Rhea Mills - 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. |