Abandoned Record
About Marilee
Marilee is a ghost town in Collin County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Marilee, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Marilee is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Marilee
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1954 Sherman sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Sherman sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Marilee sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 McKinney sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Marilee
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Parris13.8 mi SE · Collin
- Green Valley18.6 mi W · Denton
- Biggers18.9 mi SE · Collin
- Hackberry19.7 mi SW · Denton
- Camey Spur22.8 mi S · Denton
- Nickelville29.8 mi SE · Collin
- Preston33.6 mi N · Grayson
- Stony36.3 mi W · Denton
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Marilee, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22076532.
- USGS GNIS 1380142.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).