Memphis in Hall County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Newlin Cemetery
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 15, 2016
1. Newlin Cemetery Marker
Newlin Cemetery
A Texas Historical Cemetery
Settlement of this area of Hall County began in the late 1880's. The town of Newlin was founded as a station on the Fort Worth & Denver City Railroad about 1887. The first marked graves are Earnest Nelson (1888-1891), Robert Grundy (1894-1894), and Albert Wimbley (1883-1898). At least 20 veterans of the Civil War, World War I & II, and the Korean War are interred here. Uncle Tom and Aunt Mary Wills, grandparents of renowned Western Swing fiddler Bob Wills, were buried here in 1920 and 1936. Newlin Cemetery contains over 300 marked graves that includes most of the Newlin pioneers.
Historic Texas Cemetery
Marker is property of the State of Texas
Erected 2009 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17574.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.
Location. 34° 36.255′ N, 100° 26.722′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Texas, in Hall County. It can be reached from County Route 29 0.9 miles south of County Route J. Marker is in the southeast corner
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Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle. It is also on the American Great Plains and specifically on the Southern Plains. 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 Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 9.4 miles away); Hall County (approx. 9½ miles away); Hall County Courthouse (approx. 9.8 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Memphis (approx. 9.8 miles away); a different marker also named Hall County (approx. 9.9 miles away); Old Fairview Cemetery (approx. 9.9 miles away); George Marece Berry (approx. 10.8 miles away).
Also see . . . Earnest F Nelson. Find A Grave memorial for Earnest Nelson (1888-1891). (Submitted on December 1, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.)
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 15, 2016
2. Newlin Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 15, 2016
3. Newlin Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 15, 2016
4. Newlin Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 837 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on July 19, 2026, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 1, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
