National Register of Historic Places

Prosperity Cemetery

Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina
Listed
January 15, 2014
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
13001097

About this property

The Prosperity Cemetery is located on McNeary Street (South Carolina Route 391) on the south side of Prosperity, South Carolina, United States. The cemetery is about 3 acres (1.2 ha) in size, with more than 1,000 marked graves dating back to its founding in 1802. The cemetery is distinctive for the fine quality of its funerary art in what is essentially a rural backcountry setting, and for the unusual concentration of gravestones that were signed by local merchants and stonecutters. The cemetery was established as the burying ground for a Presbyterian congregation, but is now managed by a local cemetery company and now serves as the town's main cemetery. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Location

Prosperity, Newberry County, South Carolina
34.20024, -81.52982

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Prosperity Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Prosperity Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 15, 2014.

What type of historic resource is Prosperity Cemetery?

Prosperity Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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