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

McMinn Chapel Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, January 8, 2025

1. McMinn Chapel Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery served settlers of what was known as the McMinn community. Both the community and cemetery are named for John W. and Evaline McMinn, who settled in this area in 1849. They donated land for the cemetery in 1894, although the oldest known burial dates to 1877; there are also a number of unmarked graves. Area residents also built a church and school at the site. The decline of the McMinn community started with the arrival of the railroad in Nevada, which encouraged settlers to relocate to the nearby town. Today, the cemetery stands as a reminder of the early community. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005

Erected 2005 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13505.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 33° 4.802′ N, 96° 22.009′ W. Marker is near Nevada, Texas, in Collin County. It is on Farm to Market Road 1778 0.1 miles west of Farm to Market Road 1138, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located at the front of the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18380 Farm to Market Rd 1778, 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,

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the

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crow flies: Community Independent School District (approx. 1.1 miles away); Prairie Grove Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Central National Road of the Republic of Texas (approx. 1.7 miles away); Empire College (approx. 2.4 miles away); Empire Masonic Lodge No. 586 (approx. 2.7 miles away); Welcome to the Nevada Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away); Nevada Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named Nevada Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nevada.

Also see . . . Nevada, TX. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

Nevada is on Farm Road 1138 two miles east of Lavon Lake in southeastern Collin County. The rich soils of the Blackland Prairies and the water provided by Bear Creek attracted settlers to the area as early as the mid-1840s. The first organized community in the area was McMinn Chapel, established in the early 1840s four miles north of the site of present Nevada. For the most part the residents of the community were the family and friends of its founder, John McMinn. In 1861 Granville Stinebaugh moved to Texas from Missouri and purchased 160 acres of land near McMinn Chapel.

(Submitted on January 9, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the McMinn Chapel Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 8, 2025

2. The view of the McMinn Chapel Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.