Joaquin Cemetery – Shelby County – United States

Joaquin Cemetery is located in Joaquin, Shelby County, Texas, beside the site of Joaquin Missionary Baptist Church. Benjamin Franklin Morris donated one acre for the church in 1890, and the cemetery was established on adjoining land in 1894 after Viola “Ola” Whiddon Rushing donated property in memory of her sister, Allie M. Whiddon, who died at age 18. Early burials include Joaquin Morris, the town’s namesake and Morris’s grandson, who died in 1898. The grounds feature east-facing graves, family plots, a large concrete crypt, and marble Woodmen of the World markers. Some gravestones commemorate community members identified as citizens of the Republic of Texas. A 2013 Texas historical marker documents the cemetery’s origins and distinctive features; published burial lists are incomplete, so additional records may require contacting local cemetery representatives. ([atlas.thc.texas.gov](https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details?atlasnumber=5507017613&fn=print&utm_source=openai))