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A visit to the Poor Farm - Cameron 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 Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery:

30.8616, -96.9825

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

The Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery is located in Milam County<2>.

The county seat for Milam County is located in Cameron. Cameron lies just to the south southeast of the Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • F A Hernandez Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cameron Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Cameron Rest Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Rest Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cameron.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5661 <5>
  • Old City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Old City Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
  • Brewer - Slocomb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Culpepper Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Turnham - McCown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Resley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Resley Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resley Cemetery
  • Story Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Story Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
  • Payatka Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lamkin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Lamkin Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Marlow Community Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Piatka Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Piatka Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatka Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Battle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Battle Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Renshaw Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Renshaw Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renshaw Cemetery
    • Hobson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Hobson Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson Cemetery
    • Walkers Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cameron
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Marlow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Marlow is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Silver City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Minerva
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Minerva is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Maysfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Buckholts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tracy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tracy is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
  • Burlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jones Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
  • Edgeworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
  • Milano
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Meeks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Meeks is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Branchville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Branchville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Rockdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rosebud
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cyclone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Rogers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Val Verde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
    • Gause
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Barclay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
    • Baileyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Ocker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
    • Wilderville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville

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 Poor Farm - Cameron 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 Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Buckholts
  • Cameron
    • Cameron lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cameron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Gause
    • Gause lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gause.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause
  • Rosebud

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 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 Poor Farm - Cameron 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 Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2041908  (Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2041908 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: 127 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cameron
      • Location given for Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.8615785     Lon: -96.9824862
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poor Farm - Cameron 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.
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