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A visit to the Winston 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 Winston Cemetery ...

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

30.7835, -96.9850

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

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

The county seat for Milam County is located in Cameron. Cameron lies just to the north of the Winston Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Winston Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Winston Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Minerva - Midway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Battle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Battle Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Cemetery
  • Renshaw Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Renshaw Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renshaw Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
  • Rice Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Rice Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
  • Cameron Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Cameron Rest Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Rest Cemetery
  • F A Hernandez Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Turnham - McCown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Monica Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Santa Monica Mausoleum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Griffin Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Old City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Old City Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Murray Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Murray Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
    • Shelton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
    • Philips Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Philips Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philips Cemetery
    • Marlow Community Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Piatka Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Piatka Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatka Cemetery
    • Resley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Resley Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resley Cemetery
    • Story Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Story Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
    • Payatka Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Thatch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Thatch Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatch Cemetery
    • Culpepper Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Poor Farm - Cameron Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Winston Cemetery.

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

  • Minerva
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Minerva is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Cameron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Marlow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlow is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Tracy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tracy is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
  • Rockdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Milano
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Buckholts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Maysfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgeworth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
  • Gause
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Branchville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Branchville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Burlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jones Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
    • 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
    • Hicks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Meeks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
    • Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Crossroads is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Thorndale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chriesman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Davilla
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Laneport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Laneport is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
    • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
    • Tanglewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Cyclone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Vilas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Vilas is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas

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 Winston Cemetery. The following communities are located in Milam County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Winston 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 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 Winston 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 Winston Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1371808  (Winston Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371808 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: 110 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cameron
      • Location given for Winston Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.7835254     Lon: -96.9849856
      • 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winston 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.