originally Municipality of Viesca. Milam Municipality officially named by the Consultation of 1835 for Benjamin Rush Milam; organized March 17, 1836, became Milam County December 19-20, 1836 at the Convention of 1836. In addition to the present Milam County, the counties of Bell, Bosque, Burleson, Coryell, Erath, Falls, Hamilton, Hood, Jones, McLennan, Robertson, Shackelford, Somervell, Stephens and Williamson were eventally carved out of the original Milam County. Brazos, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Comanche, Eastland, Haskell, Hill, Johnson, Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Mills, Palo Pinto, Parker, Stonewall, Throckmorton, and Young counties also received land from Milam County. By 1850, with the exception of a small area between Williamson and Bell counties, Mailam County had been reduced to its present size. From 1836 to 1846 Nashville(-on-the-Brazos), and briefly Caldwell in present Burleson County, served as the temporary location of the Milam County government. In 1846 Caldwell was selected.