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A visit to the Long 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 Long Cemetery ...

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

30.8207, -96.6944

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

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

The county seat for Milam County is located in Cameron. Cameron lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the Long Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Long Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Long Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
  • Old Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pin Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Pin Oak Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Cemetery
  • Blakely Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Blakely Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Cemetery
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lawson Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
  • Coxes Providence Community Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
  • Milam Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Milam Grove Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Grove Cemetery
  • Oxsheer - Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
    • Hix Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hearne Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Hearne Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne Cemetery
    • Red Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Hill Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Calvert and Hearne.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Hearne.
      • The Red Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Moody Cemetery
      • St. Luke Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317459 <5>
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Pebble Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pebble Grove Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Grove Cemetery
    • Hanged Man's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hanged Man's Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanged Man's Cemetery
    • Galloway Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Galloway Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway 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 Long Cemetery.

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

  • Gause
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
  • Branchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Branchville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Hearne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <7>
  • Mumford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Maysfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossroads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossroads is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Elliot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliot is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
  • Milano
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
  • Rye ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rye is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Marlow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Benchley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • Chriesman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Stone City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
    • Cooks Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
    • Silver City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Cameron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Minerva
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Minerva is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Baileyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Wheelock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond

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 Long 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 Long 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 helpful 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 Long 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 Long Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1361715  (Long Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1361715 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: 107 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gause
      • Location given for Long Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.8207471     Lon: -96.6944188
      • 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 '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- Long 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Calvert and Hearne. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.