Towns & Communities of Dallas County
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Dallas County, in north central Texas, is bordered by Kaufman and Rockwall counties to the east, Tarrant County to the west, Denton and Collin counties to the north, and Ellis County to the south. Dallas is the county seat and largest city. The county's center point is at 32°46' north latitude and 96°48' west longitude. Dallas County comprises 902 square miles of the primarily flat, heavy Blackland Prairie. Elevations in the county range from 382 to 850 feet above sea level. The Elm Fork and West Fork of the Trinity River meet near downtown Dallas. The county is drained by the Trinity River and its tributaries, including White Rock, Mountain, Fivemile, Tenmile, Muddy, Duck, Turtle, and Mesquite creeks. These streams feed reservoirs for municipal water and recreational use, including Lake Ray Hubbard, Lake North, Joe Pool, Mountain Creek and White Rock Lakes. The terrain is generally undulating. The eastern two-thirds of the county and the land along the western border is surfaced by slightly acidic clayey soils with loamy topsoil. The rest of the county's soil is alkaline and loamy. The county has tall grasses with pecan and oak trees along streams and mesquite on the prairies. Though the rich soil is the main mineral resource of Dallas County, gravel and sand have been mined from the Trinity floodplain, cement has been made from the local soft limestone, and bricks have been manufactured from the county's clay. Temperatures range from an average high of 95° F in July to an average low of 36° in January. The average rainfall is thirty-six inches a year. The growing season lasts 235 days.
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| Addison, Texas |
Balch Springs, Texas |
*Carrollton, Texas |
| Cedar Hill, Texas |
Cockrell Hill, Texas |
Combine, Texas |
| Coppell, Texas |
Dallas, Texas |
De Soto, Texas |
| Duncanville, Texas |
*Farmers Branch, Texas |
Ferris, Texas |
| Garland, Texas |
Glenn Heights, Texas |
Grand Prairie, Texas |
| Grapevine, Texas |
Highland Park, Texas |
Hutchins, Texas |
| Irving, Texas |
Lancaster, Texas |
Lewisville, Texas |
| Mesquite, Texas |
Ovilla, Texas |
Richardson, Texas |
| Rowlett, Texas |
Sachse, Texas |
Sand Branch, Texas |
| Seagoville, Texas |
Sunnyvale, Texas |
University Park, Texas |
| Wilmer, Texas |
Wylie, Texas |
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| Oak Cliff, Texas |
Pleasant Grove, Texas |
Preston Hollow, Texas |
| Renner, Texas |
Rylie, Texas |
Scyene, Texas |
| Trinity Mills, Texas |
Tripp, Texas |
Woodland Hills, Texas |
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| Arcadia Park, Texas
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Audelia, Texas
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Bear Creek Ranch, Texas
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| Bear Creek, Texas
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Bethard, Texas
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Bethel, Texas
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| Bobwyn, Texas
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Bouchard, Texas
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Breckenridge, Texas
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| Cedarview, Texas
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Cole, Texas
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Dalrock, Texas
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| Florence Hill, Texas ** |
Gifford, Texas
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Gribble, Texas
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| Highland, Texas
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Inwood, Texas
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Kenwood, Texas
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| Kingswood, Texas
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Lakeland Heights, Texas
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Lakeview, Texas
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| Ledbetter Hills, Texas
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Naaman, Texas
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Oldham, Texas
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| Patrick, Texas
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Pleasant Run, Texas
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Rawlins, Texas
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| Red Bird Addition, Texas
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River Oaks, Texas
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Sargent, Texas
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| Shamrock, Texas
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Shiloh, Texas
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Sowers, Texas
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| Westwood Park, Texas
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Zacha Junction, Texas
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| Alpha, Texas |
Bess, Texas |
Buckingham, Texas |
| Calhoun, Texas |
Cedar Springs, Texas |
Cement, Texas |
| Centerville, Texas |
Duck Creek, Texas |
East Dallas, Texas |
| Eagle Ford, Texas |
Elam, Texas |
Elm Grove, Texas |
| Embree, Texas |
Estelle, Texas |
Fruitdale, Texas |
| Hamilton Park, Texas |
Hatterville, Texas |
Hords Ridge, Texas |
| Kleberg, Texas |
La Reunion, Texas |
Lawson, Texas |
| Letot, Texas |
Liberty Grove, Texas |
Lisbon, Texas |
| Little Egypt, Texas |
Long Creek, Texas |
Marsh, Texas |
| Meaders, Texas ** |
New Hope, Texas |
Noel Junction, Texas |
| Nursery, Texas |
Oasis, Texas |
Penn Springs, Texas |
| Pleasant Mound, Texas |
Pleasant Valley, Texas |
Reinhardt, Texas |
| Rose Hill, Texas |
Shady Grove, Texas |
Trinity City, Texas |
| Union Bower, Texas |
Vickery, Texas |
Wheatland, Texas |
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