Chambersville, Texas Explained

Official Name:Chambersville, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Chambersville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Collin
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1847
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:653
Coordinates:33.3061°N -96.6358°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1379530

Chambersville is an unincorporated community in Collin County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 40 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

History

Chambersville was named for Elisha Chambers, who relocated to the area from North Carolina in 1847. He received a land grant from Peter's Colony for 320acres of land along the east fork of the Trinity River in 1850. Three years later, he gave land to build a church and cemetery. A post office was established at Chambersville in 1894 and remained in operation until 1903, with Jacob Bryan serving as postmaster. In 1903, mail was routed to McKinney. Its population was 40 from the 1950s through 2000.

On April 22, 1968, an F1 tornado struck Chambersville.

Geography

Chambersville is located on Farm to Market Road 543 overlooking the Blackland Prairies, 7miles north of McKinney in northwestern Collin County.

Education

Chambersville had its own school in 1853. Today the community is served by the McKinney Independent School District. It is zoned for Naomi Press Elementary School, Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School, and McKinney North High School.

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