Historical MarkerMcCook Community
McCook · Hidalgo County · Dedicated 1979 · THC Atlas #5215003280
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
Named for a local storekeeper, this community was settled by descendants of the pioneers who in 1854 founded Panna Maria, Texas, the oldest Polish colony in the United States. Urban Kotzur, his son Leon, and their neighbor Frank Prukop bought land in this area in 1925 and the Kotzur family was the first to move here in 1926. Soon other families arrived to clear the brush land and begin cultivation. The farming village had a post office for several years during the 1930s. A school was started in 1929, and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church was built in 1950. (1979)
About this site
McCook Community is a historical marker in McCook, Hidalgo County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 138 historical markers documented in Hidalgo County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 221 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 26.4802, -98.3914 near McCook. The nearest cataloged historic site is Immaculate Conception Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Jarras Chinas, Moore Field, and Monte Christo.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5215003280. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
