Near Silverton in Briscoe County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Milo Cemetery

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 15, 2016

1. Milo Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The Milo Community began in the late 19th century on the prairie between Palo Duro and Tule Canyons. Named for the favored area crop, the settlement had a store, post office, school, and scattered family dugouts and homes in the 1890s. When John Alexander Cope died in 1892, his family donated two acres for a community cemetery. The general landscape is traditional, with all graves oriented east-west among natural grasses. Two early graves are fenced with ornamental iron, and a concrete curb encloses the Cope family plot. Granite, marble, sandstone and cement markers honor pioneers and later citizens, including two Civil War veterans and fraternal lodge members. Today the Milo Cemetery is the only remaining evidence of this historic site.
Historic Texas Cemetery – 2012
Marker is property of the State of Texas

Erected 2012 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17604.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 34° 35.632′ N, 101° 27.143′ W. Marker is near Silverton, Texas, in Briscoe County. It is on Farm to Market Road 3300 one mile west of Texas Highway 207, on the left when traveling

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Silverton TX 79257, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

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 Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Archeological Sites at Mackenzie Reservoir and Tule Canyon (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Vigo Park Methodist Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 9.4 miles away); Palo Duro Canyon (approx. 9.4 miles away); a different marker also named Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 11.4 miles away); Site of Celtic Post Office (approx. 11.6 miles away); Pleasant Lafayette Crawford House (approx. 11.7 miles away); First Baptist Church of Silverton (approx. 11.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Silverton.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 15, 2016

2. Milo Cemetery Marker

Milo Cemetery grave site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 15, 2016

3. Milo Cemetery grave site

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 858 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 21, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.