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A visit to the Grantham - Miles 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 Grantham - Miles Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grantham - Miles Cemetery:

30.7135, -97.1489

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

The Grantham - Miles Cemetery is located in Milam County<2>.

The county seat for Milam County is located in Cameron. Cameron lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Grantham - Miles Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Grantham - Miles Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Grantham - Miles Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grantham - Miles Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hernando Gonzalez Familia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Felton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Felton Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
  • Moss Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Moss Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
  • Graves Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Graves Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
  • Urban Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Urban Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban Cemetery
  • San Andres Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The San Andres Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Andres Cemetery
  • Sharp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Sharp Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
  • Locklin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Locklin Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locklin Cemetery
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
  • Gilleland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Gilleland Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilleland Cemetery
  • Tracy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tracy Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Cemetery
  • Old Lilac - Black Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lilac Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lilac Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac Cemetery
    • Moore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • Holtzclaw Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Holtzclaw Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtzclaw Cemetery
    • T K Wilson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The T K Wilson Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for T K Wilson Cemetery
    • Dotson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dotson Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
    • Laughlin Old Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Laughlin Old Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin Old Cemetery
    • Detmold Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Detmold Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold Cemetery
    • Norman Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Norman Valley Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Norman Valley Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Cameron.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5615 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Grantham - Miles Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grantham - Miles Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Tracy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tracy is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
  • Laneport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Laneport is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
  • Thorndale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Davilla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Minerva
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Minerva is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Val Verde
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Val Verde is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
  • Friendship ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Friendship is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Buckholts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hoxie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hoxie is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Thrall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Thrall is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <6>
  • Vilas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vilas is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Cameron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rogers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hicks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Milano
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Marlow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Edgeworth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Beyersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Beyersville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
    • Tanglewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Silver City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Bartlett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Granger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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 Grantham - Miles 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 Grantham - Miles Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bartlett
  • Buckholts
  • Cameron
  • Holland
  • Taylor
    • Taylor lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Grantham - Miles Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Taylor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Thorndale
  • Thrall
    • Thrall lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Grantham - Miles Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Thrall.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall

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 professional and volunteer 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 Grantham - Miles 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 Grantham - Miles Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2043299  (Grantham-Miles Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2043299 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: 119 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: San Gabriel
      • Location given for Grantham-Miles Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.7135278     Lon: -97.1488802
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grantham - Miles 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.