Milam in Sabine County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Milam Cemetery

Photographed by James Hulse, December 19, 2025

1. Milam Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Milam, the first county seat of Sabine County has a history of travelers and visitors stretching back centuries, Native Americans and Spanish explorers, soldiers and missionaries passed through and often camped on Las Boregas Creek. Texian settlers encountering the natural abundance echoed the words of Stephen F. Austin, who recorded in his diary entry of July 16, 1821: "we then suddenly came to an open rolling country thinly timbered soil about the color of Spanish browne, & in some places redder - this red land is very productive and is covered with the most luxuriant growth of grass I ever beheld in any country." The settlement first called Red Mound (Red Mount) was the seat of government for the Sabine District since 1822, and was surveyed as a town site in 1828.

Milam Cemetery is on a high hill overlooking the historic community. The exact date of the first burial will never be known. Spanish explorers were passing through present-day Milam as early as 1539 and camped on Las Boregas Creek a few hundred yards west of the cemetery. Local historians believe Anglo burials occurred here probably as early as 1775, since

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travelers used the campsite down the hill on Las Boregas. The land on which the cemetery is located was granted to John Smith on Feb. 26, 1835. The first marked burial is dated 1864, although more than one hundred unmarked graves are suspected. Numerous military veterans dating back to the Creek War are interred here, as well as prominent early citizens from the Causey, Weatherred, McGrew and Nethery families. Milam Cemetery may be the oldest organized cemetery in Sabine County, and a cherished chronicle of generations of visitors and residents. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2011

Erected 2013 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17556.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is July 16, 1821.

Location. 31° 26.192′ N, 93° 50.96′ W. Marker is in Milam, Texas, in Sabine County. It is on Vernon Street North 0.3 miles north of State Highway 21, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located along the fence of the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 381 Vernon St N, Milam TX 75959, United States of America.

Photographed by James Hulse, December 19, 2025

2. Milam Cemetery Marker

The view of the marker as you approach the cemetery.

Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Francis Marcus Weatherred (within shouting distance of this marker); Meador Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Bethany Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Milam (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Milam (approx. 0.3 miles away); Kings Highway (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Old San Antonio Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); C.A. Nethery & Sons General Merchandise (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milam.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 98 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.