A visit to the Richards - Black 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 Richards - Black Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richards - Black Cemetery:
30.5874, -97.0178
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Richards - Black Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Richards - Black Cemetery is located in Milam County<2>.
The county seat for Milam County is located in Cameron. Cameron lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north of the Richards - Black Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Richards - Black Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richards - Black Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hamilton Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holliman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Holliman Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliman Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- Millerton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Millerton Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton Cemetery
- Bryant - Massinggill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miller on Alcoa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons - Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garza Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garza Family Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garza Family Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Browns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Waddle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Waddle Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- San Jose - Witcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- New East Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Richards - Black Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richards - Black Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hicks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tracy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Minerva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Thorndale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Milano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chriesman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- San Antonio Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
- Thrall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Old Dime Box
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
- Laneport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Fedor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Deanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Marlow is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Cameron
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beyersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Knobbs Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Dime Box
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hoxie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Buckholts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Davilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
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 Richards - Black 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 Richards - Black Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckholts
- Caldwell
- Cameron
- Lexington
- Thorndale
- Thrall
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 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 Richards - Black 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 Richards - Black Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2042254 (Richards - Black Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2042254 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: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alcoa Lake
- Location given for Richards - Black Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.5874237 Lon: -97.0177635
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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- Richards - Black 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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