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Historical Markers in Princeton, Texas

 
Clickable Map of Collin County, Texas and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Collin County, TX (351) Dallas County, TX (573) Denton County, TX (143) Fannin County, TX (132) Grayson County, TX (196) Hunt County, TX (125) Rockwall County, TX (22)  CollinCounty(351) Collin County (351)  DallasCounty(573) Dallas County (573)  DentonCounty(143) Denton County (143)  FanninCounty(132) Fannin County (132)  GraysonCounty(196) Grayson County (196)  HuntCounty(125) Hunt County (125)  RockwallCounty(22) Rockwall County (22)
McKinney is the county seat for Collin County
Princeton is in Collin County
Collin County (351)  ►
ADJACENT TO COLLIN COUNTY
Dallas County (573)  ►
Denton County (143)  ►
Fannin County (132)  ►
Grayson County (196)  ►
Hunt County (125)  ►
Rockwall County (22)  ►
 
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1 ► Texas, Collin County, Princeton — 22847 — Princeton Cemetery —
On Yorkshire Drive at Jefferson Ave, on the right when traveling south on Yorkshire Drive.
In the late 1870s, brothers T.B. Wilson and George A. Wilson began farming near the future site of Princeton. Settlement of the rural community began in 1881, when the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad acquired the bankrupt East Line and Red River . . . — — Map (db m310008) HM
2 ► Texas, Collin County, Princeton — 6222 — Site of World War II Prisoner of War Camp —
Near West College Street, on the right when traveling south.
Here in 1941, with the Hon. Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, in attendance, a migratory labor camp was dedicated. With the coming of World War II later in the decade, however, Federal officials converted the site for use . . . — — Map (db m150147) HM
3 ► Texas, Collin County, Princeton — 15216 — Verona Methodist Church —
On Road 1377 north of Road 571, on the right when traveling north.
A group of families met in 1887 to establish the Verona Methodist Episcopal Church, south. The first pastor was L. L. Naugh. W. E. and Elizabeth St. Clair donated land in 1888 and a church building was erected. In 1911 a tornado destroyed the . . . — — Map (db m170526) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 12, 2026