Milam County

Address County utm_east

Milam

693795


utm_zone utm_north

Cameron

14

3417961

Latitude Longitude
N 30.87763° W -96.97386°

Location Repair Condition

on US 77 across from Cameron Municipal Airpark in front of Cameron Oaks Apts., .8 mi. from Cameron weathered

Marker Text

A part of Robertson's colony in 1834. A part of the municipality of Viesca,

1835. Named changed to Milam, December 27, 1835 in honor of Benjamin Rush

Milam, 1788-1835, who fell at San Antonio. After Burleson and Robertson

counties were cut off Nashville became the county seat in 1837. The later

creation of Williamson, Bell, McLennan and Falls, reduced Milam County to its

present size. Cameron, the county seat since 1846.