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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]
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.
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]
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.
Grand Texas Theme Park is a theme park currently planned near Houston, Texas, in the United States. It will be located within the Grand Texas Sports and Entertainment District in New Caney, Montgomery County at Interstate 69 (US Highway 59) and SH 242. [1] in Patton Village. Site work began in July 2013, and groundbreaking was in December 2017.
Map of DeSoto's six council districts (places) DeSoto is a home-rule city with a council–manager form of government. Under this type of local government, the day-to-day management of the city is directed by a city manager, who is appointed by the city council and serves as chief administrative officer for the city. The city charter states ...
SH 342 was designated on November 24, 1941 over a former alignment of US 77 from the current alignment of US 77 in Red Oak to Spur 260 (Commerce Street) in Dallas, as US 77 was rerouted over SH 197.