Location: SB-C026 Vance E. Vickers Cemetery AKA. Vickers, Vance E. Cem. USGS point3193-234 Vance E. Vickers Cemetery.Recorded: SABI01—Parsons, Kim. 1988. References to Texas Cemeteries; Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb: “ - From the courthouse in Hemphill take Hwy 83 East 1 block to Hwy 87. Go North or Left 7 miles to Milam. Continue North on Hwy 87 for 3.2 miles. Turn East or Right on Telephone Road. Go 0.8 miles to the cemetery on the right. 39 graves. First 1945, last 2000. Cem. Index. THC site visit MB 6/29/04: Milam, Tx area. N on SH 87 for about 3 miles to Telephone Rd, E 0.8 mile to cemetery, about 70 ft. to right off roadway. Arched entryway, sign. Formal fenced site, some curbing, mostly uniform markers. Marker trees of Crape Myrtle and Oak, marker shrubs of Privet, Nandina, Laurel. Adjacent to wooded area. DRT and US veterans. Approx 0.7 acre. GPS 31.29.16.05429N –93.49.47.18885W. Quad 3193-234. Low risk, fenced, maintained, still in user, sign, on map. 3193-234 Local history notesUSGS map as Vickers.
To address the problem of cemetery destruction and to record as many cemeteries as possible, the
Texas Historical Commission offers the Historic Texas Cemetery designation.
The Historic
Texas Cemetery designation was developed in 1998 to help protect historic cemeteries by
recording cemetery boundaries in county deed records to alert present and future owners of land adjacent
to the cemetery of its existence. Every county in Texas has at least one cemetery designated as a Historic
Texas Cemetery through this program. The HTC designation is the first step toward preservation of a historic cemetery.
A cemetery is eligible for designation if it is at least 50 years old and is deemed worthy of recognition
for its historical associations. The very nature of a cemetery being a landmark of a family’s or community’s
presence is considered to validate the criteria of historical associations. Any individual, organization, or
agency may submit a request for designation.