About Friendly Union Society Cemetery
Friendly Union Society Cemetery is a church cemetery near Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina. It lies about 2.9 mi south of Charleston. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Macon Bolling Allen. The nearest mortuary we know of is The Palmetto Mortuary in Charleston, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 91 cemeteries we list in Charleston County, and 83 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Charleston County dates to 1723. 1 of the 91 listings in Charleston County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Charleston. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Friendly Union Society Cemetery
- Macon Bolling Allen1816-1894African American judge and lawyer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Friendly Union Society Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
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32.81611, -79.94826
What Friendly Union Society Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
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Funeral homes near Friendly Union Society Cemetery
- E J Mc Carthy & Sons Monument0.1 miMonument dealer · North Charleston · (843) 723-8381
- The Palmetto Mortuary0.4 miMortuary · Charleston · (843) 727-1230
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- W.M Smith-McNeal Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Charleston · (843) 722-3676
- J. Henry Stuhr Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · Charleston · (843) 723-2524
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