Memorials : 747
Location : Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate : 34.9386900, -81.9185300
Description : This cemetery, established on this site about 1900 as the Spartanburg Colored Cemetery, includes many graves moved here from the first black cemetery in the city, established in 1849 1 mi. W. and closed by the expansion of the Charleston & Western Carolina RR. Also known as the New Colored Cemetery until 1928 and later known as Freeman's Cemetery, it has been known as the Old City Cemetery since 1959. Prominent persons buried here include educator Mary Honor Farrow Wright (1862-1946), for whom Mary Wright School was named; midwife Phyllis Goings (1860-1945) and policeman Tobe Hartwell (d. 1932) for... Read More

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

  • Where is Old City Cemetery?

    Old City Cemetery is located at Cemetery Street Spartanburg, Spartanburg County ,South Carolina ,USA.

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

    747 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Old City Cemetery?

    Latitude: 34.9386900
    Longitude: -81.9185300

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