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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Joaquin (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Joaquin. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Joaquin is located in Shelby County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shelby County: De Soto (LA), Sabine (LA), Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine & San Augustine.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Joaquin. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joaquin:

  • Shelby County     (The home county of Joaquin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joaquin, with the one closest to Joaquin listed first.
    • Haslam
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
    • Campti
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Tenaha
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Shelbyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Short
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Short is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Choice
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Choice is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
    • Huxley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Huxley is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Timpson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Harrison County
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joaquin, with the one closest to Joaquin listed first.
    • Garrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Martinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Whispering Pines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Panola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joaquin, with the one closest to Joaquin listed first.
    • Woods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Woods is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Midyett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
    • Gary City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Murvaul
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
    • Carthage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buncome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
    • De Berry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Clayton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Panola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Delray
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Delray is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Dotson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
    • Beckville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rusk County
    • Caledonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • San Augustine County
    • San Augustine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joaquin, with the one closest to Joaquin listed first.
    • Spring Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Bethany
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Keithville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • De Soto Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joaquin, with the one closest to Joaquin listed first.
    • Logansport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Stanley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Longstreet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Grand Cane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Keachi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • South Mansfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Gloster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mansfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Oxford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Stonewall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pelican
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Sabine Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joaquin, with the one closest to Joaquin listed first.
    • Converse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Noble
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Noble is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Joaquin, see our County-by-County Page for Joaquin.

Cemeteries Near Joaquin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joaquin.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Joaquin - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Joaquin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Joaquin, with the one closest to Joaquin listed first.

  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Price Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Truitt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Price Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ashton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pyle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Adams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • North Jericho Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Asbury Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Reeves Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Joaquin had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Joaquin had a population of 793 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Joaquin, with the one closest to Joaquin listed first.

  • Logansport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Longstreet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Woods is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Tenaha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cook ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cook is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
  • Deadwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Deadwood is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelbyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lula
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lula is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Grand Cane
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Keachi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Centennial
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Centennial is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Huber
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Huber is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
    • Short
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Short is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Midyett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Joaquin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Joaquin.

Newspapers Published in Joaquin ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joaquin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joaquin, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joaquin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Joaquin:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Joaquin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Joaquin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.