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Oak Leaf is located in northern Ellis County and is bordered to the northwest by Ovilla, to the north by Glenn Heights, and to the east by Red Oak. Waxahachie, the county seat, is 11 miles (18 km) to the south, and downtown Dallas is 20 miles (32 km) to the north.
Ovilla, on upper Red Oak Creek in northern Ellis County, is the oldest town in the county. It began in 1844 as a fortified settlement known as McNamara's to repel Indian incursions.
Development of the community dates back to the late 1960s. N.L. 'Moe' Craddock, a Dallas firefighter, opened a 30-acre (120,000 m 2) mobile home park in the area. He helped push for the incorporation of Glenn Heights to prevent his business from being annexed by the city of DeSoto. [6]
Red Oak is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States.It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.The population was 10,769 at the 2010 census, [4] up from 4,301 at the 2000 census.
Clear Lake, or the Clear Lake Area, is a region in parts of Harris and Galveston County in Texas, United States.It is part of the Galveston Bay Area, which itself is a section of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area.
Rowlett (/ r aʊ ˈ l ɛ t /, [7] traditionally / ˈ r aʊ l ɪ t / [8] [9]) is a city in Dallas and Rockwall Counties in Texas, United States, and an eastern suburb of Dallas.It is a growing, upscale community with nearly $1.5 billion in development in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, located on Lake Ray Hubbard.
It was named for its location near the "grand falls" of the Pecos River, located roughly 3 miles (4.8 km) to the west. [4] Early settlers were attracted to the Grandfalls area in the late 1880s by the steady supply of water flowing in the Pecos River. [4] Its population was 340 at the 2020 census. [5]
The park was acquired in 2007, at a cost of $5 million, and dedicated in 2009. [152] [151] Harwin Park is located in northeast Alief along Harwin Road near the intersection with Wilcrest Drive. It contains multi-purpose fields, a trail system, and a playground. [150] The park is a 8.3-acre (0.034 km 2) property and was established in 1989. [146]