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A visit to the Black Bridge 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 Black Bridge Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Black Bridge Cemetery:

30.9805, -96.7619

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Black Bridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Black Bridge Cemetery is located in Milam County<2>.

The county seat for Milam County is located in Cameron. Cameron lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Black Bridge Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Black Bridge 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 Black Bridge Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Black Bridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Nance Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nance Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
  • String Prairie Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hilge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hilge Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilge Cemetery
  • Stoneham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Stoneham Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham Cemetery
  • Allday - Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Harlin Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Roads Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
  • G A Love Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The G A Love Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G A Love Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Calvert Beauty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Calvert Beauty Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Beauty Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Calvert Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Calvert Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Calvert.
      • The Calvert Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvert City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191821 <5>
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • Little River Baptist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Harrell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Harrell Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
    • Old Providence Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Providence Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Providence Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Black Bridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Black Bridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossroads is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Jones Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
  • Calvert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Branchville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Branchville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Baileyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Baileyville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
  • Maysfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
  • Hammond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hammond is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Elliot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Elliot is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
  • Wilderville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilderville is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
  • Silver City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Hearne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hearne is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Marlow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Gause
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Highbank
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Highbank is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
    • Bremond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rosebud
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Burlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cameron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Owensville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • Franklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Reagan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 Black Bridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Milam County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black Bridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bremond
    • Bremond lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Black Bridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bremond.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremond
  • Calvert
  • Cameron
  • Franklin
  • Gause
    • Gause lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Black Bridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gause.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause
  • Hearne
    • Hearne lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Black Bridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hearne.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
  • Rosebud
    • Rosebud lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Black Bridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rosebud.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Black Bridge Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Milam 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 Black Bridge Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2043280  (Black Bridge Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2043280 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: Milam
      • Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Maysfield
      • Location given for Black Bridge Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.9804648     Lon: -96.7619221
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Milam, 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- Black Bridge 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.