Cameron in Calhoun County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mt. Lebanon Cemetery

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Mt. Lebanon Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
This is the original site of Mt. Lebanon Lutheran Church, organized January 13, 1844, as an extension of the St. Matthew's Church, Creston. Later, Mt. Lebanon Church moved to Cameron about 2 miles NW, dedicated its new building in 1917, and was renamed the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. The congregation maintains the old cemetery here.

Erected 1983 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History, sponsored by The Calhoun County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9-8.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers, and the South Carolina, Calhoun County Historical Commission/Society series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is January 13, 1881.

Location. 33° 32.241′ N, 80° 42.119′ W. Marker is in Cameron, South Carolina, in Calhoun County. It is on Mt. Lebanon Road half a mile west of Old State Road (U.S. 176), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cameron SC 29030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Lowcountry,

in Congaree Country,

and specifically in Santee Cooper Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jericho Methodist Church (approx. one mile away); Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway (approx.

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1.7 miles away); St. Peter AME Church and School (approx. 2.4 miles away); Shady Grove Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Bull Swamp Colored School Preservation and Community Center Project (approx. 4.7 miles away); John Adam Treutlen (approx. 5.1 miles away); White House Church (approx. 5½ miles away); St. Matthew's Lutheran Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); Santee~Cemetery (approx. 5.9 miles away); Tabernacle Cemetery (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cameron.

Regarding Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Lutheran Church of the Resurrection is located at 8160 Old State Road, Cameron, S.C. 29030.

Mt. Lebanon Cemetery Marker, looking west along Mt. Lebanon Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 3, 2010

2. Mt. Lebanon Cemetery Marker, looking west along Mt. Lebanon Road

Mt. Lebanon Cemetery Marker, looking east image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 15

3. Mt. Lebanon Cemetery Marker, looking east

Mt. Lebanon Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 3, 2010

4. Mt. Lebanon Cemetery

Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 3, 2010

5. Mt. Lebanon Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,498 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 7, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.