According to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, genealogy is:
1 : an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
2 : regular descent of a person, family, or group of organisms from a progenitor or older form : PEDIGREE
3 : the study of family pedigrees

Milam County was one of the original counties of Texas and many family histories run through this area. Here are links that can help you trace family histories that touch on Milam County.

Texas GenWeb, Milam County - This site focuses on Milam County and contains links to surrounding counties', Texas and United States' genealogical web sites.

Milam County Genealogy Society - This provides information on local genealogy resources with a focus on the materials contained in Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library in Rockdale.

Milam County, TX Genealogy Forum is a site where you can post genealogy questions and get information on current issues related to Milam County Genealogy.

Cemetery Index: If you are looking for information on persons buried in Milam County, there is no better source than the book compiled by Perry Holder and updated by his daughter, Norinne Holder Holman. A limited number of the hardback, 2-volume book, “170 Years of Cemetery Records in Milam County, Texas” are still available. The book contains 238 cemeteries, 28 of which are from Bell, Burleson, Falls, Lee, and Williamson counties, and over 47,000 names in 1,303 pages. The cost of the book is $80 with index (Vol. I & II); $6.60 (8.25%) Texas sales tax; and $10 for shipping, handling & insurance, totaling: $96.60. To get the book contact Norinne Holder Holman by e-mail at noho1935@aol.com or by mail to:

Norinne Holder Holman
 343 Spanish Wood Dr.
Rockport, Texas 78382

For more information on the contents of the book and how it was put together, see “Two Generations of Cemetery Seekers”, by Lynna Kay Shuffield.

Lynna Kay Shuffield writes columns on genealogy that are published in several area newspapers. She has conducted genealogy research in most of the Southern States and written numerous articles in national, state and privately published genealogical and local history periodicals. To see more of her work, visit www.lksfriday.com/.

Ancestry.com provides a searchable database composed of pedigree files submitted by visitors, it claims to be the largest collection of its kind on the Internet with 75,005,478 names. One of the files is that of your webmaster that starts in early 15th century England, arrives in the United States in the late 17th century and gets to Texas in the early 19th century.

Another Milam County genealogy enthusiast is James Davis Walker. Check out his site, www.jamesdavidwalker.com, for additional information on Milam County families: Harrell, Jones, Massengale, Morgan, Rice, Rogers and Walker.