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Lower Cemetery

Memorials : 22
Location : Columbia, Richland County, USA
Coordinate : 34.0093900, -81.0571990
Description : Between the Columbia Canal and Randolph Cemetery. The cemetery can be accessed from Pinckney St from a tunnel under I-126, if the gate is unlocked. This cemetery, containing burials of both white and black indigent and poor, was started as the third "potter's field" after the Columbia Public Burying Ground closed in 1856; it was used for over 100 years. From death certificate records, it appears more than 12,000 burials took place. Several graves were moved in the 1950s to the State Penitentiary Cemetery (just to the north) by McCormick Funeral Home when I-126 was widened, and more were moved in... Read More

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

  • Where is Lower Cemetery?

    Lower Cemetery is located at At the end of Elmwood Ave. off I-126 Columbia, Richland County ,South Carolina , 29201USA.

  • Lower Cemetery cemetery's updated grave count on graveviews.com?

    22 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Lower Cemetery?

    Latitude: 34.0093900
    Longitude: -81.0571990

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1. Randolph Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.0093500, -81.0540800

2. Elmwood Memorial Gardens
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3. Saint Peter's Cemetery
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4. Douglass Cemetery
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6. Saint Peter's Catholic Church Cemetery
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7. Ebenezer Lutheran Church Cemetery
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8. Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery
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9. Geiger Avenue Cemetery
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11. Church of the Good Shepherd Memorial Gardens
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12. First Presbyterian Churchyard
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14. Miller Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.0321999, -81.0391998

15. All Saints Episcopal Church Garden
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Coordinate: 33.9810790, -81.0695250

16. Saint Lukes Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
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Coordinate: 34.0082060, -81.0180940

17. Colored Asylum Cemetery
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18. Granby Gardens Park Pavilion Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.9712890, -81.0677060

19. Cayce Burial Gnd
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20. Barhamville Cemetery
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21. Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.9739810, -81.0825880

22. Earl Cemetery
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Coordinate: 33.9677560, -81.0646100

23. Lincoln Cemetery
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24. Arthur Cemetery
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