St. Philip's Graveyard in Charleston, South Carolina

St. Philip's Graveyard is an episcopal cemetery in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was established in 1723. It is operated by St. Philip's Church. Wikidata records 49 notable people buried here, including John C. Calhoun, Alicia Rhett and Edward Rutledge. The nearest funeral home we know of is Fielding Home For Funerals in Charleston, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 91 cemeteries we list in Charleston County, and 78 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in Charleston County. 1 of the 91 listings in Charleston County have a phone number or website on record.

Among them: 6 writers, 4 US representatives, 3 governors, 3 physicians, 2 US senators, 1 actor, 1 artist, 1 business leader.

• John C. Calhoun1782-1850
  Vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832
• Alicia Rhett1915-2014
  American actress and portrait painter
• Edward Rutledge1749-1800
  American politician, youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence
• Charles Pinckney1757-1824
  American politician
• DuBose Heyward1885-1940
  American novelist, playwright, poet
• Thomas Pinckney1750-1828
  American statesman, diplomat and general
• James Gadsden1788-1858
  American diplomat, soldier, planter, politician and railroad manager
• Dorothy Heyward1890-1961
  American playwright, lyricist
• William L. Smith1758-1812
  American politician
• John Yeamans1611-1674
  Colonial governor of South Carolina
• Robert James Turnbull1775-1833
  American lawyer, planter, writer and politician
• James Ladson1753-1812
  American politician

People whose Wikidata entry gives St. Philip's Graveyard 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.

• West Cemetery

  Charleston, SC · est. 1723
  Episcopal cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Huguenot Church Graveyard

  Charleston, SC
  Christian cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Circular Congregational Church Burying Ground

  Charleston, SC
  Christian cemetery

  0.1 mi
• St. Michael's Churchyard

  Charleston, SC
  Christian cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Quaker Churchyard

  Charleston, SC
  Quaker cemetery

  0.2 mi
• St Mary of the Annunciation's Graveyard

  Charleston, SC · est. 1770
  Christian cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Unitarian Churchyard

  Charleston, SC
  Christian cemetery

  0.3 mi
• St. John's Lutheran Churchyard

  Charleston, SC
  Christian cemetery

  0.3 mi
• St. Andrews Lutheran Church Cemetery

  Charleston, SC
  Christian cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Churchyard

  Charleston, SC
  Catholic cemetery

  0.3 mi

• Fielding Home For Funerals

  Funeral home · Charleston · (843) 722-3348
  0.4 mi
• J. Henry Stuhr Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Charleston · (843) 723-2524
  0.9 mi
• W.M Smith-McNeal Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Charleston · (843) 722-3676
  0.9 mi
• Dorothy's Home for Funerals

  Funeral home · Charleston · (843) 722-0268
  1.2 mi
• The Palmetto Mortuary

  Mortuary · Charleston · (843) 727-1230
  2.5 mi
• E J Mc Carthy & Sons Monument

  Monument dealer · North Charleston · (843) 723-8381
  2.8 mi

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