Georgetown in Georgetown County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Beth Elohim Cemetery

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, June 14, 2025

1. Beth Elohim Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery, established ca. 1772, is the second oldest Jewish cemetery in the state and serves a community which has been significant here since well before the American Revolution. Abraham Cohen and Mordecai Myers, who opened stores in the town in 1762 and 1772, are buried here, as is Heiman Kaminski, who arrived in Georgetown in 1856 and was one of its most prominent businessmen by the turn of the century.

The Jewish community has emphasized leadership and public service from the beginning; Abraham Cohen, for example, was a member of the committee welcoming President George Washington in 1791. Three of Georgetown’s six Jewish mayors are buried here: Louis S. Ehrich (Mayor 1886–88), Harold Kaminski (1930–35), and Sylvan L. Rosen (1948–1961).

Erected 1997 by Georgetown County Historical Society. (Marker Number 22-44.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1772.

Location. 33° 22.2′ N, 79° 16.8′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, South Carolina, in Georgetown County. It is on Broad Street east of Church Street / Ocean Highway (U.S.

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17), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Georgetown SC 29440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee

and on Waccamaw Neck.

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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bethel Church (a few steps from this marker); Prince George Winyah Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Prince George’s Parish Church, Winyah (about 600 feet away); Georgetown (about 700 feet away); Antipedo Baptist Church / Old Baptist Cemetery (about 700 feet away); Elisha Screven (about 700 feet away); Company A, 10th South Carolina Infantry Regiment (about 700 feet away); William Screven (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.