Details for Collin County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5085000947

Data

Marker Number 947
Atlas Number 5085000947
Marker Title Collin County
Index Entry Collin County
Address
City McKinney
County Collin
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 722343
UTM Northing 3675691
Subject Codes counties
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location On Old Courthouse Grounds, at the corner of Kentucky and Louisiana Gts. McKinney
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker
Marker Text Formed from Fannin County. Created April 3, 1846. Organized July 13, 1846. Named in honor of Collin McKinney 1766-1861, land surveyor, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, member of Congress, Republic of Texas, member of the Texas Legislature. County seat, Buckner, 1846-1848 McKinney, since. (2,5 mi. S McKinney, US Hy 75)