Scott Cemetery

Established on the land of area pioneer James Preston Scott, this cemetery dates to the 1850s. The first person buried here was Scott's granddaughter, Mary C. Taylor (1852-1854), child of Scott's daughter Tabitha and her husband A.J. Taylor. Of the over 200 burials here, at least 30 are unmarked, including those of two family slaves, Jake and Rhoda, buried in the northwest corner of the graveyard. The cemetery serves the Bloomdale and surrounding rural communities. James Scott, who died while serving in the Texas Legislature, was buried here in 1858. (1988)

Scott Cemetery is a historical marker in McKinney, Collin County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 193 historical markers documented in Collin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 345 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.2351, -96.6975 near McKinney. The nearest cataloged historic site is Buckner Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Buckner, Buckner Cemetery, and Horn-Hunt Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5085006199. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.