Magnolia Cemetery is a historic

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many death, dead people are burial, buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ...

located at Hartsville,

Darlington County, South Carolina Darlington County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 62,905. Its county seat is Darlington. Hartsville is the largest community in the county. Darlington County is home to the Darlingto ...

. It was established in 1917, and is a 23-acre cemetery characterized by narrow and gently curving streets and by landscaping which includes an avenue of cedars lining the entrance drive and magnolias lining the streets which form the historic core of the cemetery. The historic portion, approximately 14.5 acres, includes approximately 2,000 graves dating from about 1920 to the mid-20th century. It was named to the

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in 1994.

Notable interments

* Louis Norman "Bobo" Newsom (1907–1962), Major League Baseball Player

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* {{National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina 1917 establishments in South Carolina Geography of Darlington County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Darlington County, South Carolina Buildings and structures in Hartsville, South Carolina