Milam County Historical Commission
Milam County, Texas
Milam County, Texas
St Michaels Catholic Church
Burlington, TX
Irish Catholic settlers first came to this area in
1875. The community, first called Irish
Settlement, was served by visiting priests
beginning in 1879. Eight families joined together
in 1885 to build a church, which they dedicated to
St. Michael. The predominantly Irish membership
was eventually joined by a number of German-
American Catholics. A parochial school opened in
1891 and was operated by nuns of various orders
until it closed in 1956. St. Michael's Cemetery
(.7 mi. E) contains burials dating to 1878 and is
maintained by the church.
US 77 north of Cameron on FM 1963
Erected 1991
Erected 1991