This history of the City of Parker TX is courtesy of the official city website. One hundred and fifty years ago the area that is now the City of Parker TX was covered with prairie grass, grass so high and thick that the first settlers here had to burn their fields two years straight to prepare the land for farming. Some of the families that came to farm and raise their children were the Dillehays, Gregorys, Hogges, McCrearys, and Parkers. John C. Parker was the first known settler. The City of Parker TX was named for his son, William C. Parker.

The Corinth Presbyterian Church was established on August 2, 1846. The first school was established about 1880 in nearby Halltown (two miles east of Parker TX) and was known as the "Who'd A Thought It School." It was a rough and tumble school with a large enrollment of 90 children. According to long-time resident Arthur Hogge, the longest-lasting schoolmaster laid his gun on his desk to maintain order in the classroom. In the 1880's T.L. Johnson ran a gristmill and a general store. About this time the St. Louis and Southwestern Railroads planned a route through Parker and town lots were laid out. Subsequently, the railroads decided to lay tracks through Wylie TX instead of Parker TX, and with this, Parker's prospective business boom faded.

In November 1900 Parker TX one and only post office, opened in 1888, was closed. One store and a population of 50 were reported in 1910. By 1940 Parker had three businesses and a population of 86. It was during the 1940's that the schoolhouse was sold and torn down and the Parker TX children were divided into different school districts, some to Plano TX and some to Wylie TX.

Parker was incorporated as the City of Parker Texas on March 22, 1969. Since then, the city of Parker has grown rapidly with significant modern improvements, including an administration, hall facility, fire station, police station, pump station, and various road and drainage improvement projects.

The City of Parker TX is proud to offer our citizens country living at its finest. Our farming and animal husbandry roots can be found everywhere. Even though our population has increased to over 2,300 persons, one can still find spacious acreage home site lots uncommon to the commonplace atmospheres of more densely populated adjoining cities. The City of Parker Texas retains the beauty and atmosphere found only in the country with close-in city conveniences such as nearby shopping malls, high quality Plano TX and Allen TX schools, fire and police protection, city water, and environmental concerns for waste recycling.

The history of Parker Texas is found in a variety of sources.

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