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'''Wetsel''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Collin County, Texas|Collin County]], located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]].<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|137|Wetsel, Texas}}</ref> It is located within the [[Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex]].
==History==
It may never have included more than a few houses when it was said to have been founded in the late nineteenth century. Henry Wetsel, a prominent McKinney merchant and early settler, is honored by the community's name. Wetsel eventually sold his holdings in McKinney and headrighted a square mile of land south of the town. Wetsel had built and run an early grist and [[flour mill]] in the county seat. On the stage route that connected [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] and McKinney, he built a cottage. [[Allen, Texas|Allen]] now includes the former Wetsel area.<ref name="Handbook">{{Handbook of Texas|id=hrw16|name=Wetsel, TX}}</ref>
==Geography==
Wetsel is located inside the [[Allen, Texas|Allen]] city limits, {{convert|5|mi|km|abbr=on}} southwest of [[McKinney, Texas|McKinney]] in southwestern [[Collin County, Texas|Collin County]].<ref name="Handbook"/>
==Education==
Today the community is served by the [[Allen Independent School District]]. It is zoned for James and Margie Marion Elementary School, Walter & Lois Curtis Middle School, and [[Allen High School (Texas)|Allen High School]].
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