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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. 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 Lawson Cemetery ...

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

30.7480, -96.6461

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
  • Long Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
  • Teals Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Teals Prairie Cemetery is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teals Prairie Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Mumford Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford Cemetery
  • Galloway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Galloway Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
  • Goodwill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Hearne Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne Cemetery
  • Blakely Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Blakely Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Cemetery
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
  • Carr Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pin Oak Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pin Oak Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Cemetery
    • Webb Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Webb Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Webb Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Caldwell.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2511993 <5>
    • Evangelical UCC Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Evangelical UCC Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical UCC Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The Salem Baptist Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Baptist Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Caldwell.
      • 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)
      • The Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west 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)
      • The Draper Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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)
  • Gause
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
  • Rye ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rye is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
  • Hearne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Cooks Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
  • Stone City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stone City is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
  • Benchley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Benchley is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
  • Branchville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Branchville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Chriesman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Milano
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Elliot
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Elliot is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Caldwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Tunis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tunis is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Maysfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Tabor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Bryan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <6>
    • Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Marlow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Wheelock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
    • Boonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Boonville is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
    • Wixon Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people

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 first turn to 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 Lawson 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 Lawson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1360995  (Lawson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1360995 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: 91 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Goodwill
      • Location given for Lawson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.7479718     Lon: -96.6460833
      • 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- Lawson 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.