Cemetery

Bush Cemetery

McKinney · Collin County · THC Atlas #7085016905

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About this site

Bush Cemetery is a cemetery in McKinney, Collin County. It is one of 92 cemeteries documented in Collin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 342 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.1349, -96.7304 near McKinney. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rowlett Creek Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Young Cemetery, Young Cemetery, and Young Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7085016905. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Bush Cemetery in McKinney was begun in 1855 on the land patent of Major William Martin Bush, whose family settled here about that time; it is sometimes also called the Elkin Cemetery. According to an early McKinney newspaper account, the first person buried here was John Haggard Sr., who died in 1859, followed in 1861 by Dorinda Bush.

Sources: collincountyhistory.com findagrave.com

📍 33.1349, -96.7304 · McKinney, Collin County

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Historical Marker

Rowlett Creek Cemetery

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