St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

San Sebastian Cemetery

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 4, 2023

1. San Sebastian Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery is an early segregated burial site for the African Americans community in Florida with graves dating back to the 1880s. Carved chains on headstones indicate the person was born a slave. Adornments of shells and planted ferns are left as memorials.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 29° 53.67′ N, 81° 20.362′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in St. Johns County. It is on Pearl Street 0.1 miles east of North McLaughlin Street, on the left when traveling west. San Sebastian and Pinehurst Cemeteries are located together. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Augustine FL 32084, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in First Coast

and in Greater Jacksonville.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the

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territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pinehurst Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Augustine Colored Elementary School #36 (about 700 feet away); 650 Julia Street (about 700 feet away); Randolph Caldecott (approx. 0.2 miles away); Evergreen Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Zora Neale Hurston (approx. 0.3 miles away); Zion Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away); S.D.W. Smith, Ancient City, Mt. Horeb #20 (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Augustine.

Also see . . . Pinehurst and San Sebastian Cemeteries. (Submitted on February 15, 2023, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 4, 2023

2. San Sebastian Cemetery Marker

San Sebastian Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 4, 2023

3. San Sebastian Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2023, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 467 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 15, 2023, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.