Cemetery

Wheatville

Morris County · THC Atlas #7343002405

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About this site

Wheatville is a cemetery in Morris County, Texas. It is one of 8 cemeteries documented in Morris County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 32 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.2290, -94.6971. The nearest cataloged historic site is Morning Star (cemetery), about 1.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Naples, Sheppard, Morris, and Omaha.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7343002405. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Wheatville Cemetery survives from the vanished community of Wheatville, settled before 1852 and named for original land grantee William Wheat. Though burials likely began in the 1850s, the earliest documented interment is John Samuel Sheppard, who died in 1863, and the oldest marked grave is that of I. H. Betts in 1872. The Sheppard family buried here was connected to U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard, who was born in the area in 1875.

Sources: tshaonline.org txgenwebcounties.com

📍 33.2290, -94.6971 · Morris County

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