PRINCETON CEMETERY - PRINCETON
Yorkshire Road
Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, Joy
Gough
This cemetery has an attractive iron and brick fence along the road. The entire
cemetery is fenced. It has businesses to the south and north and houses on the
west.
The cemetery covers about 4 acres of land.
It was an IOOF cemetery, which is the Independentl Order of Odd Fellows. Other
IOOF cemeteries in Collin County are Allen, Blue Ridge, Farmersville, and
Nevada. There is a deed listed in Vol 67, p 326, for 3 acres. Page 325 shows a
plat map of the cemetery. This cemetery is well maintained and active.
This area was once known as Long Neck. The IOOF met in the second story of the
building that was next to the cemetery. The elementary school was on the ground
floor. The second floor was actually for the Woodmen of the World, but the Odd
Fellows shared the floor. There is a cotton gin just north of the cemetery.
The community of Princeton got its name when the railroad went through the area.
It was originally named Wilson's Switch after two Wilson brothers who lived in
the area. The US Post Office rejected that name because there was already a
community named Wilson. The town was named Princeton after Prince Dowlen, who
was another land owner in the area. There was a POW camp here in World War II.
The German prisoners were used to construct parks and athletic fields. There is
a historical marker for the camp.
Princeton
CEMETERY INDEX
Recommended
citation:
Princeton Cemetery - Princeton," CEMETERIES OF COLLIN COUNTY." Collin
County, Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano
Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
[Accessed Fri February 13, 2004].
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