On County Road 544, 0.8 miles north of Farm to Market Road 6, on the left when traveling north.
In the middle to late 19th century, settlers in this area established the community of Empire. Residents organized the Bear Creek Methodist Episcopal Church north of this site, which became the community's burial ground. H.C. Harless and M.C. . . . — — Map (db m246082) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1138 south of County Road 543, on the left when traveling north.
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, . . . — — Map (db m246092) HM
On County Road 543, 0.1 miles east of County Road 544, on the right when traveling west.
Near this site operated an important
early area school. North Carolina
native J.E. "Tarheel" Jones started a
public subscription school in 1883 in
the Empire Community. Jones was the
first teacher at the school first called
Bear Creek Academy. . . . — — Map (db m246085) HM
On Highway 6 east of Center Street, on the right when traveling east.
In the mid- to late 1800s, settlers established the Empire community, which at one time had a school, post office, churches, stores and a cotton gin. On December 14, 1884, 25 master masons petitioned the Grand Lodge of Texas to form a masonic . . . — — Map (db m164658) HM
On Highway 835 near Warren Street, on the right when traveling east.
Located in southeast Collin County, the settlement of Nevada was on its way to becoming a booming commercial city until a disastrous tornado swept the town in 1927. In 1835, John McMinn, who received a land grant for 1600 acres, moved his family . . . — — Map (db m185660) HM
On Warren Street, 0.1 miles south of Farm to Market Road 6, on the left when traveling south.
Baptist worship services were held in the Nevada area before the 1880s. In 1882, the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church divided its membership to form a new congregation known as Pleasant Hill. In 1890, under the leadership of the Rev. M.M. Wolfe, . . . — — Map (db m246078) HM
On Farm to Market 6 (Farm to Market Road 6) west of West Street, on the right when traveling west.
The I.O.O.F. trustees bought this land on Aug. 2, 1906. The first person buried here was J.A. McIver in 1907. The land was deeded to Nevada Cemetery Association on May 26, 1954. — — Map (db m246114) HM
On Farm to Market Road 6 at Eugene Lane, on the right when traveling west on Road 6.
In 1906, Nevada Lodge No. 354 (est. 1893)
of the International Order of Odd
Fellows (I.O.O.F.) established this burial
ground. Since that time, the cemetery
has served the community of Nevada,
which was founded by Granville
Stinebaugh in the . . . — — Map (db m246083) HM
On Farm to Market 6 (Farm to Market Road 6) west of West Street, on the right when traveling west.
Established in 1906 by I.O.O.F
The I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) was formed in England in 1748. It's symbol is the interlocking chain with three lengths. The lengths stand for friendship, love and truth. The organization was based . . . — — Map (db m246116) HM
