Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina

Magnolia Cemetery is a church cemetery near Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina. It lies about 3.0 mi south of Charleston. The grounds sit at about 10 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 92 notable people buried here, including William Gilmore Simms, Hugh S. Legaré and John Edwards Holbrook. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1224266. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calhoun AME (Old Emanuel Church) Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the southwest. The nearest mortuary we know of is The Palmetto Mortuary in Charleston, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 91 cemeteries we list in Charleston County, and 82 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.

Among them: 10 writers, 9 Civil War veterans, 9 US representatives, 6 artists, 5 governors, 3 business leaders, 3 physicians, 3 World War I veterans.

• William Gilmore Simms1806-1870
  American writer
• Hugh S. Legaré1797-1843
  American politician
• John Edwards Holbrook1794-1871
  American zoologist
• Langdon Cheves1776-1857
  American politician
• Daniel Elliott Huger1779-1854
  American politician
• William Aiken1806-1887
  American politician
• George Trenholm1807-1876
  American politician
• Horace Lawson Hunley1823-1863
  Confederate marine engineer during the American Civil War
• Micah Jenkins1835-1864
  Confederate States Army officer
• Thomas S. McMillan1888-1939
  Baseball player and coach, lawyer, politician
• Burnet R. Maybank1899-1954
  American politician
• Clara G. McMillan1894-1976
  American politician

People whose Wikidata entry gives Magnolia 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.

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.

• Calhoun AME (Old Emanuel Church) Cemetery

  Charleston, SC
  Methodist cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Reserve Fellowship Society Cemetery

  Charleston, SC
  Christian cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Jenkins (Trinity AME Church #1) Cemetery

  North Charleston, SC
  Methodist cemetery

  0.1 mi
• New Morris Brown AME Church Cemetery

  North Charleston, SC
  Methodist cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Beth Israel Cemetery

  Charleston, SC
  Jewish cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Unity and Friendship Society Cemetery

  Charleston, SC
  Church cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Christian Benevolent Society Cemetery

  Charleston, SC
  Christian cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Old Morris Brown AME Church Cemetery

  Charleston, SC
  Methodist cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Harleston-Boags/Trinity AME Cemetery

  North Charleston, SC
  Christian cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Humane and Friendly Society Cemetery

  Charleston, SC
  Church cemetery

  0.2 mi

• E J Mc Carthy & Sons Monument

  Monument dealer · North Charleston · (843) 723-8381
  0.3 mi
• The Palmetto Mortuary

  Mortuary · Charleston · (843) 727-1230
  0.5 mi
• Suburban Funeral Home

  Funeral home · North Charleston · (843) 830-7631
  1.7 mi
• Dorothy's Home for Funerals

  Funeral home · Charleston · (843) 722-0268
  1.9 mi
• W.M Smith-McNeal Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Charleston · (843) 722-3676
  2.0 mi
• Fielding Homes For Funerals

  Funeral home · Charleston · (843) 744-2545
  2.2 mi

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