Aiken in Aiken County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Williams Cemetery
This cemetery dates to the 1820s and was in use prior to the founding of the Town of Aiken (1835). It was established by the local Williams family, who were among Aiken's earliest settlers and used this as their burial ground for several generations. The cemetery was originally part of a plantation anchored by a main house 2/10 mi. NW. Twenty members of the Williams family are known to be buried here in graves dating from 1824 to 1922.
Among those interred here is family patriarch William White Williams (1787-1845), a state representative who in the early 1830s deeded land for the construction of the S.C. Railroad, which spurred Aiken's creation. A member of the Burckhalter family is also buried here. The cemetery is also said to contain the unmarked grave of a soldier buried here by the Williams family after being fatally wounded during a nearby skirmish between Confederate and Union troops in Feb. 1865.
Erected 2021 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History, sponsored by the Aiken County Historical Society. (Marker Number 2-67.)
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Location. 33° 33.035′ N, 81° 43.174′ W. Marker is in Aiken, South Carolina, in Aiken County. It is on Magnolia Street Southeast north of Grace Avenue Southeast, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 306 Magnolia St SE, Aiken SC 29801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Augusta and in the Midlands. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Williams House (approx. 0.2 miles
Another marker is no longer nearby. Aiken County Courthouse Bell (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 47 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 22, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
