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1960 Map of McKinney West

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of McKinney West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The western edges of Mc Kinney and the rural Collin County landscape are documented here just as suburban expansion began to reach north from Dallas. This 1960 field check captures a network of family-named cemeteries and rural institutions, such as Walnut Grove Cem and Walnut Grove Ch, scattered across the rolling terrain between Wilson Creek and Rowlett Creek. The presence of the Buckner (Site) and the Collins Radio Experimental Sta reflects a period of transition, where legacy agricultural settlements were giving way to scientific and industrial research facilities.

Industrial activity is evident at several Gravel Pits, while the local economy is tied together by the Texas and New Orleans (Southern Pacific) Railroad. The map provides specific detail on the evolving municipal boundaries of Fairview and Wetsel, recording a time when schools like the West Ward Sch and landmarks like Collins Memorial Hospital served a growing community at the edge of the Texas Blackland Prairies.