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:
33.0554, -85.6791
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 Tallapoosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tallapoosa County is located in Dadeville. Dadeville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Milam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Milam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Daviston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Daviston Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daviston Cemetery
- Leander Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Vickers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Vickers Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Vickers Cemetery
- Daviston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Daviston Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daviston Cemetery
- The Daviston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Daviston Baptist Church Cemetery
- Darian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Darian Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darian Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- Germany Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bibby Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bibby Family Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibby Family Cemetery
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Daviston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Emuckfaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Motley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- New Site
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Frog Eye
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Truett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Matilda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Goldville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Wadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Cowpens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Mellow Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Abanda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Dudleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Forester Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Milltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Red Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Malone Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Penton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Jacksons' Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clackville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Cragford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Peavy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Hackneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Tallapoosa 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 #122720 (Milam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122720 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: Tallapoosa
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Daviston
- Location given for Milam Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.055399 Lon: -85.679124
- 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 Tallapoosa, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |