Magnolia Cemetery (Hartsville, South Carolina)

Magnolia Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	S. Cedar Ln., Hartsville, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°21′52″N 80°5′28″W
Area	15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built	1917
Architect	T. E. Wilson, Walker DuBose Woods
MPS	Hartsville MPS
NRHP reference No.	94001133[1]
Added to NRHP	September 08, 1994

A view toward the east.

Magnolia Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina. It was established in 1917, and is a 23-acre cemetery characterized by narrow and gently curving streets and by landscaping which includes an avenue of cedars lining the entrance drive and magnolias lining the streets which form the historic core of the cemetery. The historic portion, approximately 14.5 acres, includes approximately 2,000 graves dating from about 1920 to the mid-20th century.[2][3]

It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

Notable interments

• Louis Norman "Bobo" Newsom (1907–1962), Major League Baseball Player

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Power, J. Tracy; Andrew W. Chandler; Patricia J. Wilmot; Jerry Mixon (June 28, 1994). "Magnolia Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
3. "Magnolia Cemetery, Darlington County (Cedar St., Hartsville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

External links

• Magnolia Cemetery at Find a Grave