Walnut Grove, Collin County, Texas should not be confused with Walnut Grove, Smith County, Texas.
| Official Name: | Walnut Grove, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Walnut Grove |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Collin |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2033790 |
Walnut Grove is an unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas, United States.[1]
The community is located along Wilson Creeek and Farm to Market Road 2478 (approximately 8adj=onNaNadj=on northwest of McKinney) and is now mostly within the city limits of Propser.
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 (the year on the earliest marked graves). A school was established by the 1900s. However, for most of the of its history, Walnut Grove remained as a rural farming community.[1] 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: