About West Cemetery
West Cemetery is an episcopal cemetery near Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was established in 1723. It is operated by St. Philip's Church. The nearest funeral home we know of is Fielding Home For Funerals in Charleston, about 0.3 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.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Charleston. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
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32.77892, -79.92996
What West 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.
Nearby cemeteries
- Circular Congregational Church Burying GroundCharleston, SCChristian cemetery0.0 mi
- St. Philip's Graveyard142 Church Street, Charleston, SC · est. 1723Episcopal cemetery0.1 mi
- Huguenot Church GraveyardCharleston, SCChristian cemetery0.1 mi
- Quaker ChurchyardCharleston, SCQuaker cemetery0.2 mi
- St. Michael's ChurchyardCharleston, SCChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- Unitarian ChurchyardCharleston, SCChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- St. John's Lutheran ChurchyardCharleston, SCChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- St Mary of the Annunciation's GraveyardCharleston, SC · est. 1770Christian cemetery0.3 mi
- Cathedral of St. John the Baptist ChurchyardCharleston, SCCatholic cemetery0.3 mi
- St. Andrews Lutheran Church CemeteryCharleston, SCChristian cemetery0.3 mi
Funeral homes near West Cemetery
- Fielding Home For Funerals0.3 miFuneral home · Charleston · (843) 722-3348
- J. Henry Stuhr Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Charleston · (843) 723-2524
- W.M Smith-McNeal Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Charleston · (843) 722-3676
- Dorothy's Home for Funerals1.2 miFuneral home · Charleston · (843) 722-0268
- The Palmetto Mortuary2.4 miMortuary · Charleston · (843) 727-1230
- E J Mc Carthy & Sons Monument2.8 miMonument dealer · North Charleston · (843) 723-8381
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Frequently asked questions
Is West Cemetery a Episcopal cemetery?
Our records list a Episcopal affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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