Original Downtown in Plano in Collin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Plano Cemetery

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 30, 2024

1. Plano Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This graveyard was part of the Peters Colony land grant of Joseph Klepper (d. 1884). He immigrated to Collin county from Illinois about 1845. The burial site contains graves of five Peters colonists, their families, and other early settlers. Through the years many prominent Plano citizens both white and black were interred here. Later it served as the only black burial ground for the community. The cemetery has a strong association with the First Methodist Church. It was adjacent to the graveyard for several years on property deeded by Klepper.

Erected 1980 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6192.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 33° 0.913′ N, 96° 42.208′ W. Marker is in Plano, Texas, in Collin County. It is in Original Downtown. It is on H Avenue just south of 12th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1110 H Ave, Plano TX 75074, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

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and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Restoration of Old City Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Old City Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Welcome to Old City Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Tracks of Our Past and Future (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); L.A. Davis Cemetery (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named L.A. Davis Cemetery (about 600 feet away); Shiloh Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Christian Church of Plano (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plano.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 30, 2024

2. Plano Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 298 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.