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A visit to the Turnham - McCown 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 Turnham - McCown Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turnham - McCown Cemetery:

30.8316, -96.9478

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

The Turnham - McCown Cemetery is located in Milam County<2>.

The county seat for Milam County is located in Cameron. Cameron lies just to the northwest of the Turnham - McCown Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Turnham - McCown Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Turnham - McCown Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Old City Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Piatka Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Piatka Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatka Cemetery
  • Resley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Resley Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resley Cemetery
  • Story Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Story Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
  • Payatka Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Brewer - Slocomb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Culpepper Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Thatch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Thatch Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatch Cemetery
  • Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Monica Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Monica Mausoleum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cameron Rest Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The Cameron Rest Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Rest Cemetery
    • F A Hernandez Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Philips Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Philips Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philips Cemetery
    • Marlow Community Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamkin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 west)
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
    • Winston Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Winston Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Cemetery
    • Rice Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
    • Little Rocky Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Little Rocky Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rocky Cemetery
    • Hobson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hobson Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Turnham - McCown Cemetery.

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

  • Marlow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Marlow is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Cameron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Minerva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Minerva is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Silver City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Maysfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Milano
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tracy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tracy is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
  • Buckholts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Branchville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Branchville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • 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
  • Burlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rockdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Gause
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
    • Meeks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
    • Edgeworth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Baileyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Rosebud
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Rogers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Val Verde
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde

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 Turnham - McCown 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 Turnham - McCown Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Buckholts
  • Calvert
    • Calvert lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Turnham - McCown Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calvert.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
  • Cameron
  • Gause
    • Gause lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Turnham - McCown 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 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 Turnham - McCown 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 Turnham - McCown Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1370302  (Turnham-McCown Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1370302 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: 100 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cameron
      • Location given for Turnham-McCown Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.8315795     Lon: -96.9477623
      • 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- Turnham - McCown 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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