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A visit to the Milby Cemetery ...


The location of the Milby Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Milby Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   29.0194°   (29° 1' 9")

Lon:   -96.6966°   (-96° 41' 47")

The Milby Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Edna. Edna lies just to the southeast of the Milby Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Milby Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Jackson County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Milby Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Milby Cemetery.

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

    • Matilda
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
      • Matilda is located in Jackson County
    • Edna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Edna is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <4>
    • Morales
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
      • Morales is located in Jackson County
    • Inez
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
      • Inez is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
    • Ganado
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ganado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganado
      • Ganado is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ganado <4>
    • Vanderbilt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderbilt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderbilt
      • Vanderbilt is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderbilt <4>
    • La Salle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
      • La Salle is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <4>
    • Lolita
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lolita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolita
      • Lolita is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lolita <4>
    • Speaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Telferner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • La Ward
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Ward
      • La Ward is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Ward <4>
    • Louise
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Provident City ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provident City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
        • Provident City is located in Colorado County
      • Ezzell
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
        • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
      • Hope
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
        • Hope is located in Lavaca County
      • Victoria
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Dacosta
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta
        • Dacosta is located in Victoria County
      • Hillje
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
        • Hillje is located in Wharton 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 Milby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Milby Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Manly Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Manly Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manly Cemetery
    • Russell Ward Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Russell Ward Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Russell Ward Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Ward Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209970 <7>
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Laughter Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laughter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laughter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laughter Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kerr Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kerr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kerr Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kerr Cemetery
    • Prairie City Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie City Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie City Cemetery
    • Burnettville Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnettville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burnettville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnettville Cemetery
    • Enon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Enon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
    • Terrell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Terrell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrell Cemetery
    • Wilkerson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkerson Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Andrews Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Andrews Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Cemetery
      • McHenry Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McHenry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McHenry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McHenry Cemetery
      • Sayle Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sayle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sayle Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sayle Cemetery
      • Hines Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hines Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hines Cemetery
      • Strane Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Strane Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strane Cemetery
      • Chase Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chase Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase Cemetery
      • Wilkerson Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkerson Cemetery
      • Knopp Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knopp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Knopp Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knopp Cemetery

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

    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 Milby Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1362831  (Milby Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1362831 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: Mount Olive
      • County: Jackson         Elev: 23
      • Location given for GNIS #1362831 (Milby 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 Jackson, 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 things 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 Milby Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0194, Longitude: -96.6966       In this case, the coordinates for the Milby Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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.









 

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