Walnut Grove, Collin County, Texas

Walnut Grove is an unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas, United States.

Description

The community is located along Wilson Creeek and Farm to Market Road 2478 and is now mostly within the city limits of Propser.

History

The community was first settled 1844 by the Searcy family, who had migrated from Kentucky. In the ensuing several years, more pioneers moved to area from Kentucky and Missouri. Soon a Presbyterian church was established, as well as a cemetery by 1863. A school was established by the 1900s. However, for most of its history, Walnut Grove remained a rural farming community. Recently it has become more of bedroom community.
In 1976, the Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church was designated as a Texas Historic Landmark. The historic marker states: