About Sumter Cemetery
Sumter Cemetery is a cemetery near Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina. It lies about 1.2 mi northeast of Sumter. The grounds sit at about 174 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Corinne Boyd Riley, John S. Richardson and Franklin J. Moses, Sr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1226961. The nearest other listed cemetery is Webb Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the southeast. The nearest mortuary we know of is Job's Mortuary in Sumter, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 47 cemeteries we list in Sumter County, and 35 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Sumter. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sumter Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 actor, 1 basketball player, 1 Civil War veteran.
- Corinne Boyd Riley1893-1979American politician
- John S. Richardson1828-1894American politician, South Carolina
- Franklin J. Moses, Sr.1804-1877American politician 1804-1877
- Thomas B. Fraser1860-1925American judge
- Clarke Bynum1961-2007American basketball player
- Dwight Marfield1907-1978American actor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sumter 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.
Map
33.91321, -80.36008
What Sumter 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
- Webb CemeterySumter, SCCemetery1.8 mi
- Evergreen Memorial ParkSumter, SCMemorial park2.1 mi
- Singleton CemeterySouth Sumter, SCCemetery2.2 mi
- Jones CemeterySouth Sumter, SCCemetery2.3 mi
- Gadson CemeterySumter, SCCemetery2.3 mi
- Miller CemeterySumter, SCCemetery2.4 mi
- Dargon CemeterySumter, SCCemetery2.5 mi
- Williams CemeterySumter, SCCemetery3.1 mi
- Wood Chapel CemeterySouth Sumter, SCChristian cemetery3.1 mi
- Pitts CemeteryCane Savannah, SCCemetery3.3 mi
Funeral homes near Sumter Cemetery
- Job's Mortuary1.0 miMortuary · Sumter · (803) 773-3323
- Palmer Memorial Chapel1.0 miFuneral chapel · Sumter · (803) 773-3381
- Bostick Tompkins Funeral Home of Sumter1.2 miFuneral home · Sumter · (803) 848-4002
- Sumter Funeral Service1.3 miFuneral home · Sumter · (803) 778-1149
- Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory1.4 miCremation provider · Sumter · (803) 775-9386
- Whites Mortuary LLC1.5 miMortuary · Sumter · (803) 774-8200
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