A visit to the Milam Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Milam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Milam Cemetery:
34.4823, -87.2706
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Milam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Milam Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Moulton. Moulton lies just to the west of the Milam Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Milam Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Milam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Milam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moulton Municipal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Heflin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Heflin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin Cemetery
- Almon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Almon Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Byars Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Simms Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Aldridge Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Paff Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paff Cemetery
- Dement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dement Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dement Cemetery
- Bogar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bogar Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogar Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Aldridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Aldridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge Cemetery
- Woodard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Sivley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sivley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Milam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Milam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moulton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Muck City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Oakville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Chalybeate Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mountain Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Hatton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Courtland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Courtland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grayson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Ellaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Upshaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Town Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Russell Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Austinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Moulton Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Milam Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Milam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Courtland
- Moulton
- Town Creek
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Milam Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lawrence County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Milam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #160093 (Milam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #160093 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moulton
- Location given for Milam Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4823173 Lon: -87.2705751
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Milam Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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