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Colleyville is located within the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, in Tarrant County, along Texas State Highway 26, and Texas State Highway 121, about 7 miles from the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, 22 miles from Dallas and 14 miles from Fort Worth at 32.89 degrees north and 97.14 degrees west.
Colleyville has always been for the most part a rural community, located approximately between Big Bear and Little Bear Creek in the Eastern Cross Timbers area of northeastern Tarrant County. A Great deal of residential real estate development has occurred in Colleyville during the past ten years resulting in an increase in the availability of newer homes throughout the community. This has also made Colleyville look at first like a fairly new community, but this this section of real estate has been home to many families and businesses for well over 150 years. Colleyville's population was approximately 17,400 as of 1997. Today, Colleyville is home to some 20,000 residents.
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Colleyville Education
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Colleyville's School District is as outstanding as it's homes and has been recognized for excellence.
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Colleyville History
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Colleyville has historically been primarily a rural area located somewhere between Big Bear and Little Bear Creek in the Eastern Cross Timbers in northeastern Tarrant County.
The first significant settlement in the area began during the 1850's. Samuel C.H. Witten moved to Texas from Missouri in 1854 to start a farm along Little Bear Creek. Witten was one of the founders of the Spring Garden community, which flourished in the 1860's around a well-known school, finally declining in the 1870's as Bedford continued to grow. Other settlers kept coming, such as Johathan A. Riley, from Kentucky who settled near Spring Garden and Kentucky-born Civil War veteran Ryan Harrington, who bought land near Pleasant Glade in 1865; and William B Cheek from Kentucky, who came to northeast Tarrant County in 1869, eventually settling near Ryan Harrington's property. As settlers moved into the Colleyville area during this time, small communities sprang up, usually centered around a church, school or lodge. Still other farmers kept on coming in throughout the 19th century. The Colleyville area was still five separate communities. William Dunn settled property between Big Bear Creek and Bransford in 1875, In the 1880's, Lilburn Howard Colley and his wife settled on 7.5 acres located near the intersection of Shelton Drive and Bransford Road, the James R. Forbes family, of Bedford County, Tennessee, started a farm in 1887; and Anthelm Bidault from France started cultivating his renowned orchards and vineyards near Pleasant Run in 1897.
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Colleyville Housing
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Colleyville is an upscale community that has become synonymous with comfort, convenience and class, however the real estate market here is diverse.
A select few condominiums and townhouses with excellent landscaping in warm, inviting communities are available at prices between $90,000 and $300,000.
Single family homes surround plush parks with low end values at around $125,000 up to $2 million and up for the more magnificent homes on large estate properties.
Land and lots on beautiful winding roads are available for custom home building. There is also a huge availability of ranch style properties complete with equestrian facilities.
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Colleyville Lifestyle
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Living, laughing and loving the atmosphere, beauty and grace of Colleyville is an adventure your want to experience year in and year out, as have many over the years, one reason why this town has been able to maintain a refreshing rural flavor and still offer up to date amenities and a high quality of life. Colleyville truly is a pleasurable place to live and a perfect place to buy your next home.
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Colleyville News
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Search for "Colleyville TX" - Electric Cigarettes Are On Fire Without Flames - Press Release News From 24-7 Press Release
| Electric cigarettes are rising in popularity in the United States and E Cigarettes Choice is ahead of the game online, leaving other retailers in the dust. |
- The Electric Cigarette Gains Approval In Many Hospitals As Debate Continues - Press Release News From 24-7 Press Release
| While the debate about electric cigarettes continues, more and more hospitals are allowing their use on their property, quietly showing what ground level doctors think about the products. |
- Cowtown Marathon in pictures - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
| Danae Shepard and Tyler Puterbaugh , both from Abilene, hug on the starting line before their race. |
- Places to go - Star-telegram.com
| Butterflies aren't free, but they'll be pretty doggone cheap if you use your Star-Telegram Press Pass for half-price admission to Butterflies in the Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden conservatory. |
- Electric Cigarettes Offer Hope For Those Tired Of Quitting - Press Release News From 24-7 Press Release
| While many smokers aspire to see the day that they no longer smoke cigarettes, others have become tired of trying to quit altogether. |
- Robert Mahood - ReporterNews.com
| Robert Hoover Mahood, 81, of Odessa, Texas went to join his heavenly Father and family on January 6, 2010. |
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Colleyville Recreation
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 Colleyville's 148 acres of parks with athletic fields and facilities, playgrounds, jogging trails and picnic areas provide it's homeowners with a variety of active pursuits to choose from.
The Colleyville Community Center is the city's focal point featuring elegant facilities where board meetings, training events and banquets are held by homeowners.
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Colleyville Transportation
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Colleyville homeowners enjoy a quick commute to the downtown Dallas or Fort Worth areas.
Grapevine Highway (Highway 26) passes right through the center of Colleyville , and many of its residents commute to Fort Worth.
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Colleyville Weather
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Colleyville climate is usually mild with plenty of sunshine throughout the year.
Colleyville's average low temperature is 45.5 degrees F During the winter, with an average high temperature of 84.5 degrees F for the warm summer months.
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