Milam County, TX
Robert Leftwich, a representative for the Texas Association of Nashville, Tennessee, obtained a colonization grant from Mexico in 1825 that included the Milam County area. The grant's boundaries followed the Navasota River, turned southwest along the San Antonio road to the divide between the Brazos and the Colorado rivers, then northwest to the Comanche Trail, and east back to the Navasota.It was during the first Congress of the Republic of Texas that the municipality came to be called Milam County. At that time the boundaries of the county were roughly the same as those of the colony granted to Leftwich, comprising one-sixth of the land area of Texas.
By 1850, with the exception of a small area between Williamson and Bell counties, Milam County had been reduced to its present size. The county is predominantly rural with two cities: the county seat, Cameron, and Rockdale.
| Milam | Bell | Coryell | Comanche | Brown |
| Hamilton | ||||
| Mills | ||||
| Eastland | ||||
| Erath | ||||
| Lampasas | Hamilton | Mills | ||
| Burleson | Lee | |||
| Callahan Falls Haskell | ||||
| McLennan | Bosque | Comanche | ||
| Eastland | ||||
| Erath | ||||
| Hamilton | ||||
| Jones | ||||
| Palo Pinto | ||||
| Parker | ||||
| Shackelford | ||||
| Stephens | ||||
| Throckmorton | ||||
| Young | Wichita | |||
| Coryell | ||||
| Johnson | Hood | |||
| Somerville | ||||
| Robertson | Brazos | |||
| Dallas | ||||
| Leon | Madison | |||
| Limestone | Falls | |||
| Freestone | ||||
| McLennan | ||||
| Navaro | Ellis | |||
| Hill | ||||
| Johnson | ||||
| McLennan | ||||
| Palo Pinto | ||||
| Parker | ||||
| Tarrant | ||||
| Williamson | Burnet | |||
Explore Milam County
Site of First Home in Cameron
An historical marker marks the boyhood home of L. S. "Sul" Ross (1838-1898) Texas Governor from 1887 to 1891. L. S. Ross who was a Confederate general served as president of Texas A. &
Cameron, TX Historic SitesMilam Calaboose
Located across from the Milam County Historical Museum housed in the historic jail, the bid to build the 1862 calaboose was accepted by the Cameron City Council from a company called Westmoreland and Mullinax for $262.60
Cameron, TX Pioneer LifeFirst United Methodist Church of Cameron
This congregation began as part of the early Methodist missionary effort in Texas. A camp meeting was held in Milam County in 1841, four years after the first Methodist preachers came to Texas. By 1847, the Rev. Josiah Whipple had helped to organize this church. Until 1885
Cameron, TX Historic ChurchesSneed Log Cabin
In 1838, Joseph P. Sneed crossed the prairies on horseback to bring his family and the Bible to a new home in Texas. He and his young wife Achsah Harris Sneed first settled in Port Sullivan. Eleven years later they packed their things and moved to the Cross Roads community, about 30
Cameron, TX Pioneer LifeMilam County Historical Museum
Housed in the restored county jail, c. 1895, the Milam County Historical Museum is complete with cells, shackles, and gallows tower. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, view exhibits of pioneer farm and ranch equipment, rustic household furnishings, and Spartan "fashions"
Cameron, TX MuseumsConfederate Veterans Memorial
The Confederate Veterans Memorial stands in memory of the 670 men from Milam County who served in the Confederate Army during the War Between the States, and those who supported them on the home front during the years 1860 - 1865
Cameron, TX MemorialsThe Bridges of Milam County
Some of Milam county's 100-plus steel bridges from the 1900 era are still in use today. Brushy Creek Bridge once spanned Bushy Creek south of Thorndale until it was moved to Cameron'
Cameron, TX Historic BridgesMagnolia House
Known as the Magnolia House and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this fully restored Victorian house was the home of prominent citizens in Cameron, Dr. Nathan and Lula Cass, for over a century. The Octagon Mode, Queen Anne style house was built in 1895
Cameron, TX Historic HomesSt. Monica's Catholic Church
Founded in 1883, the congregation of St. Monica's Catholic Church erected this structure in 1927-28
Cameron, TX Historic ChurchesCity in Miniature
John Johnson has created a model of Cameron that recalls the town as it looked during the 1940s. For more than 25
Cameron, TX MuseumsAll Saints Episcopal Church
Episcopal worship services were held in Cameron as early as 1860, though All Saints Episcopal Church was not organized as a mission until 1901. The Diocese of Texas purchased this property from A. J. and Jennie Dossett in 1906. This structure was completed in 1907
Cameron, TX Historic Churches