Roland, Texas Explained

Official Name:Roland, Texas
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Roland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Collin
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:630
Coordinates:33.2783°N -96.6494°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1380454

Roland is a ghost town in Collin County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

History

Named after one of Charlemagne's lieutenants, it was founded by Lite T. Morris in the 1850s. Apparently, Liberty Springs was another name for it. Roland had a grocery store, a cotton gin, and 68 residents in 1900. From 1887 until 1903, W. J. Manard's general store contained a post office, with Thomas S. Webb serving as its first postmaster. The population was reported at that level into the 1940s, at which point no more figures were available. By 1910, it was 36, and by the 1930s, it was 25.

Geography

Roland is located 6miles northwest of McKinney in northwestern Collin County.

Education

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.