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Dunbar AME Cemetery

Dunbar, Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA

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    Dunbar, South Carolina 29525 United States
    Coordinates: 34.52951, -79.55911
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This cemetery dates back to when the Atlantic Coast Railroad Line, Latta Branch, ran from Latta, SC to Dunbar, SC 1892 to the early 1940's. Blacks lived in small "shotgun" houses provided by the railroad company. They worked on the railroad, built an AME Zion Church, and buried their deceased family members in this cemetery. The Church was destroyed by fire over 80 years ago. There are six visible and legible headstones. A few simple funeral markers are illegible. The cemetery is in poor condition. It has not been used in 42 years.

Dunbar is located in Marlboro County, SC. It was named for Daniel Dunbar, who lived in the area after the Revolutionary War. It was a thriving rural farming town with stores, churches, gas stations, schools, a train depot, a saw mill, and a cotton gin. Two structures that are still standing today a small post office and a house built in 1866.

Directions to the cemetery: Leave from the intersection of Main Street and Highway 381 in Clio, SC. Take 381 South to the Hebron-Dunbar Road, about 2 miles. Turn left (east) onto Hebron-Dunbar Road. Drive about 2 miles. Turn right (south) onto Fourth Street, going about 1/4 mile. Turn left onto Depot Street and continue on Depot Street for about 30 yards until you see a small dirt road leading into the woods. Walk on this dirt road for about 25 yards. The cemetery will be on the left.

Contributed by Barbara Ann Kinney, May 2013.








This cemetery dates back to when the Atlantic Coast Railroad Line, Latta Branch, ran from Latta, SC to Dunbar, SC 1892 to the early 1940's. Blacks lived in small "shotgun" houses provided by the railroad company. They worked on the railroad, built an AME Zion Church, and buried their deceased family members in this cemetery. The Church was destroyed by fire over 80 years ago. There are six visible and legible headstones. A few simple funeral markers are illegible. The cemetery is in poor condition. It has not been used in 42 years.

Dunbar is located in Marlboro County, SC. It was named for Daniel Dunbar, who lived in the area after the Revolutionary War. It was a thriving rural farming town with stores, churches, gas stations, schools, a train depot, a saw mill, and a cotton gin. Two structures that are still standing today a small post office and a house built in 1866.

Directions to the cemetery: Leave from the intersection of Main Street and Highway 381 in Clio, SC. Take 381 South to the Hebron-Dunbar Road, about 2 miles. Turn left (east) onto Hebron-Dunbar Road. Drive about 2 miles. Turn right (south) onto Fourth Street, going about 1/4 mile. Turn left onto Depot Street and continue on Depot Street for about 30 yards until you see a small dirt road leading into the woods. Walk on this dirt road for about 25 yards. The cemetery will be on the left.

Contributed by Barbara Ann Kinney, May 2013.








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  • Added: 1 Jul 2015
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