Collin County has over 150
cemeteries, some very small and some quite large.
Between 1900 and 1910, the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows started cemeteries in Allen, Blue Ridge, Farmersville, Nevada, and Princeton. The Farmersville Cemetery is
still run by the IOOF.
Collin County is the final resting place of soldiers
who fought in several of America's wars. John Abston fought in the Revolutionary War
and is buried in Abston Cemetery. Charles C. Stibbens, who fought for Texas independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto
on 21 April 1836, is buried at St. Paul Catholic Cemetery. Historical markers honor both
of these gentlemen. Also buried in Collin County are veterans of the War of 1812, the
Black Hawk War, the Civil War, and all of the more recent wars.
