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Denton

Denton is known for its friendly, small-town feel, and is home to the University of North Texas (UNT).

Bremond

Bremond is at the junction of State Highway 14 and Farm roads 46, 2413, 2954, and 2293, ten miles east of the Brazos River in northwestern Robertson County.

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Carrollton

Carrollton is on Interstate Highway 35 East fourteen miles north of downtown Dallas in Dallas, Denton, and Collin counties.

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Coldspring

According to local tradition, the settlement was named by Joseph Graves for the cold springwater found there.

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Edna

Edna, the county seat of Jackson County, was established in 1882 when the New York, Texas and Mexican Railway line was built from Rosenberg to Victoria and bypassed Texana, then the county seat.

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