This list of cemeteries in South Carolina includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed)

cemeteries A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...

columbaria A columbarium (; pl. columbaria) is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns, holding cremated remains of the deceased. The term can also mean the nesting boxes of pigeons. The term comes from the Latin "'' colu ...

, and

mausolea A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or Chamber tomb, burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum ...

which are historical and/or notable. It does not include

pet cemeteries A pet cemetery is a cemetery for pets. History Many human cultures buried animal remains. For example, the Ancient Egyptians mummified and buried cats, which they considered deities, and the largest known dog cemetery in the ancient wor ...

Abbeville County

* Lindsay Cemetery in Due West; NRHP-listed * Patrick Calhoun Family Cemetery near Abbeville; NRHP-listed *

Trinity Episcopal Church and Cemetery Trinity Episcopal Church and Cemetery is a historic church and cemetery on Church Street in Abbeville, South Carolina Abbeville is a city and county seat of Abbeville County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is located west of Colum ...

in Abbeville; NRHP-listed *

Upper Long Cane Cemetery Upper Long Cane Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Abbeville, South Carolina, founded c. 1760. Over 2,500 marked graves and numerous unmarked graves cover the cemetery's approximately 25 acres. It was listed on the National Register of Histori ...

in Abbeville; NRHP-listed

Aiken County

Aiken Colored Cemetery Aiken Colored Cemetery, a historic cemetery in Aiken, South Carolina, US, covers nearly 10 acres and is located several miles from the downtown area. It was the only burial grounds for Aiken's African-American community through the mid 20th centu ...

in Aiken; NRHP-listed *

Zubly Cemetery The Zubly Cemetery near Beech Island, South Carolina, which is a small community in Aiken County, South Carolina was established around 1790 by Swiss settlers of the nearby New Windsor Township. It illustrates the vernacular burial customs of the ...

in Beech Island; NRHP-listed

Barnwell County

* Cemetery at

Church of the Holy Apostles The Church of the Holy Apostles ( el, , ''Agioi Apostoloi''; tr, Havariyyun Kilisesi), also known as the ''Imperial Polyándreion'' (imperial cemetery), was a Byzantine Eastern Orthodox church in Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman E ...

in Barnwell; NRHP-listed

Beaufort County

Beaufort National Cemetery Beaufort National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Beaufort County, in the city of Beaufort, South Carolina. Managed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses , and as of 2014, had over 19,000 in ...

in Beaufort; NRHP-listed * Edgar Fripp Mausoleum, St. Helena Island Parish Church in Frogmore; NRHP-listed * St. Luke's Parish Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery in Hilton Head Island; NRHP-listed

Charleston County

Coming Street Cemetery The Coming Street Cemetery is located at 189 Coming Street, in Charleston, South Carolina. This Jewish cemetery, one of the oldest in the United States was founded in 1762 by Sephardi Jews and is the oldest Jewish burial ground in the South. Buri ...

in Charleston; NRHP-listed *

Cook's Old Field Cemetery Cook's Old Field Cemetery, also known as Hamlin Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located near Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina. It contains graves dating from 1805 to 1916; the majority date from t ...

near Mount Pleasant; NRHP-listed *

Charleston Cemeteries Historic District The Charleston Cemeteries Historic District encompasses a cluster of 23 cemeteries north of downtown Charleston, South Carolina. Laid out on either side of Huguenin Street in the northern part of peninsular Charleston, they were laid out between ...

in Charleston, complex contains 23 cemeteries; NRHP-listed * King Cemetery near Adams Run; NRHP-listed * Lawton-Seabrook Cemetery in

Edisto Island Edisto Island is one of South Carolina's Sea Islands, the larger part of which lies in Charleston County, with its southern tip in Colleton County. The town of Edisto Beach is in Colleton County, while the Charleston County part of the island is u ...

; NRHP-listed * Lucas Family Cemetery near Mount Pleasant; NRHP-listed * Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston; NRHP-listed * Remley Point Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant; NRHP-listed * St. Michael's Churchyard in Charleston

Chesterfield County

St. David's Episcopal Church and Cemetery St. David's Church and Cemetery is a historic church and cemetery on Church Street in Cheraw, South Carolina. It was built in 1770 and added to the National Register in 1971. Notable Burials * Alexander Gregg (1819–1893), a native of this ar ...

in Cheraw; NRHP-listed

Cleveland County

* Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Grover; NRHP-listed

Darlington County

* Darlington Memorial Cemetery in Darlington; NRHP-listed * Magnolia Cemetery in Hartsville; NRHP-listed

Dorchester County

Old White Meeting House Ruins and Cemetery Old White Meeting House Ruins and Cemetery is a historic site near Summerville, Dorchester County, South Carolina. The meeting house was built about 1700, burned during the American Revolution in 1781, rebuilt in 1794, then reduced to ruins by ...

near Summerville; NRHP-listed

Florence County

Florence National Cemetery Florence National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Florence, South Carolina. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses , and as of 2021, had over 12,000 interments. Hist ...

in Florence; NRHP-listed * Hopewell Presbyterian Church and Hopewell Cemetery in Florence; NRHP-listed

Greenville County

* Old Pilgrim Baptist Church Cemetery and Kilgore Family Cemetery in Five Forks; NRHP-listed * Magnolia Cemetery in Greenwood; NRHP-listed *

Old Greenwood Cemetery Old Greenwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina. Established around the year 1860, the Old Greenwood Cemetery is a historic burial place in the said city. It is significant because of being th ...

in Greenwood; NRHP-listed *

Springwood Cemetery Springwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Greenville, South Carolina, listed on thNational Register of Historic Places It is the oldest municipal cemetery in the state and has approximately 7,700 marked, and 2,600 unmarked, graves. The firs ...

in Greenville; NRHP-listed * Richland Cemetery in Greenville; NRHP-listed * Tabernacle Cemetery in Greenwood; NRHP-listed

Horry County

* Hebron Church in Bucksville; NRHP-listed * Kingston Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Conway; NRHP-listed

Kershaw County

Old Quaker Cemetery Old Quaker Cemetery, founded in 1759, is a cemetery located in Camden, South Carolina, in Kershaw County. It dates back to the earliest days of Camden, which was first settled in 1730, and is the oldest inland city in South Carolina. The cemetery ...

in Camden

Lancaster County

Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, also known as Old Waxhaw Cemetery, is a historic Presbyterian church cemetery located near Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina. It was founded in 1757 and is a visual reminder of the pioneer settlement ...

near Lancaster; NRHP-listed

McCormick County

* Long Cane Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Troy

Newberry County

Prosperity Cemetery The Prosperity Cemetery is located on McNeary Street ( South Carolina Route 391) on the south side of Prosperity, South Carolina, United States. The cemetery is about in size, with more than 1,000 marked graves dating back to its founding in 1802 ...

near Prosperity; NRHP-listed

Orangeburg County

* Orangeburg City Cemetery in Orangeburg; NRHP-listed

Pickens County

Old Stone Church and Cemetery Old Stone Church is a church building built in 1802. When it was constructed, it was in the Pendleton District, South Carolina. When Pendleton District was divided in 1826, the church was in Pickens County, South Carolina, Pickens District. When ...

in Clemson; NRHP-listed * Oolenoy Baptist Church Cemetery near Pickens; NRHP-listed

Richland County

* Elmwood Cemetery in Columbia; NRHP-listed * Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia * Hopkins Family Cemetery in Hopkins; NRHP-listed *

Randolph Cemetery Randolph Cemetery is a historic cemetery for African-Americans in Columbia, South Carolina. It was established in 1872 and expanded in 1899. It was named for Benjamin F. Randolph (1820–1868), who was reburied at the cemetery in 1871. Randolph ...

in Columbia; NRHP-listed * Sandfield Cemetery in Blythewood * Cemetery at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia; NRHP-listed

Saluda County

Butler Family Cemetery Butler Family Cemetery is a historic family cemetery located near Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina. It is located behind the Butler Methodist Church. It was established about 1802, and includes the graves of members of one of South Carolina's ...

in Saluda; NRHP-listed *

Spann Methodist Church and Cemetery Spann Methodist Church and Cemetery is a historic Methodism, Methodist Church (building), church and cemetery located at 150 Church Street in Ward, South Carolina, Ward, Saluda County, South Carolina. The church was established and built in 187 ...

in Ward; NRHP-listed

Sumter County

* Church of the Holy Cross in Stateburg; NRHP-listed * Cemetery at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in High Hills of Santee; NRHP-listed * Cemetery at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Dalzell; NRHP-listed *

Singleton's Graveyard Singleton's Graveyard is an historic plantation cemetery located off SC 261 in the High Hills of Santee, 6 miles south of Wedgefield, South Carolina. On May 13, 1976, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. History Singleton's Gr ...

in High Hills of Santee; NRHP-listed *

Stateburg Historic District The Stateburg Historic District is a historic district in Stateburg, in the High Hills of Santee area near Sumter, South Carolina in the United States. It includes two National Historic Landmarks, Borough House Plantation and the Church of th ...

in High Hills of Santee; NRHP-listed

York County

Laurelwood Cemetery Laurelwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was established in 1872, and was the first municipal cemetery of Rock Hill. It contains over 11,414 marked grave sites and includes variety of funerary art includi ...

in Rock Hill; NRHP-listed *

Spratt Cemetery Spratt Cemetery is a historic family cemetery located near Fort Mill, York County, South Carolina. It contains graves of three generations of the Spratt family, and other early settlers of the Fort Mill area. The cemetery consists of 14 marked gra ...

in near Fort Mill; NRHP-listed

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