Collin County
Marker Text: Formed from Fannin County. Created April 3, 1846. Organized July 13, 1846. Named in honor of Collin McKinney 1766-1861, land surveyor, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, member of Congress, Republic of Texas, member of the Texas Legislature. County seat, Buckner, 1846-1848 McKinney, since. (1936)
Marker No: 947
1936 Pink Granite Centennial County Marker
Geographic: 33.197235, -96.614815
Location: On Old Courthouse Grounds, at the corner of Kentucky and Louisiana Streets, McKinney