Nevada in Collin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Community Independent School District

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, May 3, 2024

1. Community Independent School District Marker

Inscription. In the latter half of the nineteenth century, Collin County attracted numerous settlers who organized several schools for their children. Eventually these schools consolidated into six separate districts: Josephine, Lavon, Millwood, Mt. Pisgah, McMinn and Nevada. On April 6, 1947, the County School Board of Trustees of Collin County decided to consolidate these six districts in order to operate one rural high school for the area. Initially, Josephine School District was not part of this newly consolidated district. The town of Josephine wanted to maintain its own school district, but eventually, on July 28, 1947, Josephine ISD was added to the new consolidated district. The town of Nevada was chosen as the site for the high school, which was named Community Rural High School. The name community was chosen to foster unity among the schools and communities.

In 1974, a new campus was built in a central location to house all grades. That same year, it was decided that Community Rural High School District would become an independent school district and adopt the name it has today, Community Independent School District.

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The population of this area of Collin County has continued to grow and various new schools have been built to accommodate more students. The district itself has been educating students for over seventy years but many of the schools have been operating in their communities for over 150 years. The district is still providing students throughout the Copeville, Lavon, Nevada and Josephine area with a high level of education.

Erected 2019 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 22591.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.

Location. 33° 3.85′ N, 96° 21.914′ W. Marker is in Nevada, Texas, in Collin County. It is on Farm to Market Road 1138 south of County Road 543, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 611 N FM 1138, Nevada TX 75173, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

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,

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, May 3, 2024

2. Community Independent School District Marker

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McMinn Chapel Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Central National Road of the Republic of Texas (approx. 1.2 miles away); Empire Masonic Lodge No. 586 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Nevada Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Welcome to the Nevada Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Nevada Baptist Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Nevada Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Nevada (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nevada.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 3, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.