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A visit to the Lawson Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lawson Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawson Cemetery

Lat:   30.7480°   (30° 44' 52")

Lon:   -96.6461°   (-96° 38' 45")

The Lawson Cemetery is located in Milam County<2>.

The county seat for Milam County is located in Cameron. Cameron lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Lawson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Lawson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hix Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Long Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Teals Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teals Prairie Cemetery
    • The Teals Prairie Cemetery is located in Burleson County
    • The Teals Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Hope Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #649579 <5>
  • Mumford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mumford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mumford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mumford Cemetery is located in Robertson County
  • Galloway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galloway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Galloway Cemetery is located in Robertson County
  • Goodwill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwill Cemetery
    • The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Burleson County
    • The Goodwill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jones Cemetery
    • Willie C. Jones Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2501676 <5>
  • Hearne Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hearne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hearne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hearne Cemetery is located in Robertson County
  • Blakely Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakely Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blakely Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Carr Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carr Cemetery is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2761 <5>
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Robertson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pin Oak Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pin Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pin Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pin Oak Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Webb Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Webb Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Webb Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2511993 <5>
    • Evangelical UCC Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical UCC Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Evangelical UCC Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Evangelical UCC Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • The Evangelical UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6654 <5>
    • Salem Baptist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Salem Baptist Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Salem Baptist Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • The Salem Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Post Oak Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515702 <5>
    • Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Cooks Point.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3400 <5>
    • Cooks Point Brethren Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Draper Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Draper Cemetery
      • The Draper Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • The Draper Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Moseley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3285 <5>
    • Norwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Robertson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Lawson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mumford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
    • Mumford is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <7>
  • Gause
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
    • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
  • Rye ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Rye is located in Brazos County
  • Hearne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
    • Hearne is located in Robertson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <7>
  • Cooks Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
    • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
  • Stone City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
    • Stone City is located in Brazos County
  • Benchley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • Benchley is located in Robertson County
  • Milano
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
    • Milano is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <7>
  • Chriesman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elliot
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • Elliot is located in Robertson County
  • Caldwell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Tunis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
    • Maysfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maysfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysfield
      • Maysfield is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysfield <7>
    • Calvert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Tabor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
    • Bryan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <7>
    • Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
    • Marlow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
    • Wheelock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jones Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
    • Boonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
      • Boonville is located in Brazos County
    • Wixon Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wixon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Snook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
      • Snook is located in Burleson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <7>
    • College Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cameron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Minerva
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
      • Minerva is located in Milam County

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 Lawson 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 Lawson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Lawson Cemetery:

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 Lawson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1360995  (Lawson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1360995 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Goodwill
    • County: Milam         Elev: 91
    • Location given for GNIS #1360995 (Lawson Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lawson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7480, Longitude: -96.6461       In this case, the coordinates for the Lawson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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