Naples in Morris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Naples Cemetery
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, July 30, 2022
1. Naples Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Naples Cemetery. . The earliest recorded burial on this site was that of Elizabeth A. Baker, who died on April 26, 1883. Pattie D. Baker, who died in October of that year, is one of several people reported to have been reinterred here from the local school grounds. In 1892, J.H. Mathews sold about an acre including this site to trustees of the Belden Public school for $12.50 for use as a cemetery. In 1895 when the town of Belden was renamed Naples, the Belden Cemetery was renamed accordingly. Among those interred here are a Texas State Representative, as well as Amanda Sheppard, the mother and grandmother of two U.S. congressmen. Members of the Watts family were reinterred here from the Wheatville graveyard northeast of Naples. Now encompassing two acres, Naples Cemetery is a chronicle of Morris County.
The earliest recorded burial on this site was that of Elizabeth A. Baker, who died on April 26, 1883. Pattie D. Baker, who died in October of that year, is one of several people reported to have been reinterred here from the local school grounds. In 1892, J.H. Mathews sold about an acre including this site to trustees of the Belden Public school for $12.50 for use as a cemetery. In 1895 when the town of Belden was renamed Naples, the Belden Cemetery was renamed accordingly. Among those interred here are a Texas State Representative, as well as Amanda Sheppard, the mother and grandmother of two U.S. congressmen. Members of the Watts family were reinterred here from the Wheatville graveyard northeast of Naples. Now encompassing two acres, Naples Cemetery is a chronicle of Morris County.
Erected 2000 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12235.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is April 26, 1883.
Location. 33° 12.43′ N, 94° 40.87′ W. Marker is in Naples, Texas, in Morris County. It is at the intersection of Pine Ave and 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Pine Ave. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Naples TX 75568, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Naples (approx. Ό mile
Also see . . . Find A Grave Naples Cemetery. This site includes a list of over 800 memorials at the cemetery. (Submitted on April 28, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma.)
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, July 30, 2022
2. Naples Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 432 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
