1960 Map of McKinney West

About this map

McKinney and the surrounding North Texas blackland prairie are shown during a period of transition as the town expands westward. This map captures the edge of urban growth marked by purple photo-revisions, contrasting the established downtown and its High Sch with rural family landmarks. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of several drainages, including Wilson Creek, Rowlett Creek, and Sloan Creek, where small-scale gravel operations like the Gravel Pits are active. Historically significant sites such as the Buckner (Site) and numerous family burial grounds including Ware Cem, Hunt Cem, and Stimpson Cem offer essential points of reference for genealogists. The Southern Pacific railroad corridor and local thoroughfares like Rockhill Road and Bois D'Arc Road illustrate the connectivity between early settlements like Bloomdale and the growing residential areas near Fairview.