The Colony's name comes from the
Peters Colony, whose headquarters was located within the modern boundaries of The Colony in the historical community of Stewartsville and the site of the
Hedgcoxe War. The Colony is also the site of Bridges Settlement (established during the years of the
Republic of Texas and the oldest community in
Denton County), Stewarts Creek, Rector, Stoverville and Camey, also known as
Camey Spur. One of the oldest portions of The Colony is Bridges Cemetery, established in 1857 on land owned by the Bridges family. The cemetery gates are closed to the public except on certain dates. The Colony did not exist until 1973, when home developers
Fox and Jacobs purchased around
State Highway 121 and
Farm to Market Road 423. Its name was chosen because they wanted their development to share a sense of kinship with Texas' early history. They planned the development to be a "dream city" consisting primarily of
single-family homes grouped as a "colony". In 1973, Fox and Jacobs agreed with the city of
Frisco to begin construction. In 1974, the first model homes were completed and the first families moved into their homes in October. In 1977, the development was disannexed from the city of
Frisco's extraterritorial jurisdiction. The Colony was incorporated in January 1977 and became a
home rule city in 1979. Residents chose the name "The Colony" and the name was ratified by the city council in May 1977. In 1987, The Colony voted to merge with the small lakeside community of
Eastvale. ==Geography==