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) |