Denton County, County in North Texas, United States.
Description
Denton County is an administrative region in northern Texas that combines urban suburbs and rural areas between Dallas and Fort Worth. The territory includes several independent municipalities with their own town centers, as well as expansive tracts of land with pastures and smaller lakes.
History
The Texas legislature created this county in April 1846 and named it after a minister and soldier who lost his life during an armed conflict. Over the following decades, several settlements emerged along railway lines, growing rapidly into suburbs after the Second World War.
Culture
Both state universities shape everyday life throughout the county through numerous cultural events and public performances by student music groups. On weekends, parks and lakeshores fill with families from the suburbs, while historic town centers in smaller communities draw visitors with antique shops and cafés.
Practical
Several major roads and highways cross the area in a north-south direction, linking individual towns together. Those wishing to explore the rural sections should use a vehicle, as public transport outside the larger settlements is limited.
Did you know?
A man-made reservoir from the 1950s now offers watersports and fishing spots across an area of over 73 square miles (190 square kilometers). Along its branching shores lie numerous public parks that locals frequent heavily on summer weekends.
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Texas Motor Speedway
23.6 km
Old Alton Bridge
8 km
Lewisville Lake
20.6 km
DATCU Stadium
3.7 km
Hebron High School
30.5 km
Videogame History Museum
27.3 kmChamp d'Or Estate
10.4 km
Fouts Field
3.6 km
Arbor Hills Nature Preserve
30.5 km
Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square
2.1 km
Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge
12.8 km
Denton Confederate Soldier Monument
2 km
C. H. Collins Athletic Complex
6.9 kmRay Roberts Lake State Park
21 km
Hawaiian Falls
24 km
Pioneer Woman
2.8 km
Guinn Hall
3.4 kmDenton Community Theatre
2.1 km
Pioneer Hall
3.1 km
Rector Road Bridge
14.8 km
Stark Hall
3.4 km
The Cove
17.3 km
Milam Park
2.9 km
Doubletree Ranch Park Splashpad
14.8 km
Water Works & Denton I.S.D. Natatorium
7 km
Frisco Discovery Center
27.3 km
Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum
28.5 km
Sun Valley Aquatic Center
20.3 km
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