Buckholts Camino Real Treasure — Milam County

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Buckholts Camino Real Treasure — Milam County

Lost Treasure TX • Milam County County
Description
Buckholts east of Temple on the Old San Antonio Road — Spanish and Republic-era legends of buried pack-train silver along the Little River watershed.
Historical Notes
Buckholts sits in Milam County on the Old San Antonio Road east of Temple, in the Little River basin between Cameron and Belton. The corridor saw Spanish, Mexican, and Republic-era traffic between San Antonio and East Texas. Milam County treasure roundups include Camino Real payroll caches and pack-train bullion buried when raiders forced travelers to lighten loads. Buckholts appears in Central Texas compilations tied to this east–west trail. Coordinates approximate Buckholts. Agricultural land and private ranches dominate the area.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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