Near Marion in Marion County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Moody Cemetery

November 26, 2005

1. Moody Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Named for the Moody family, members of which were buried here 1883 to 1903. Among others interred here are John Smith Sr., Revolutionary War veteran who owned an adjacent plantation, and Enos Tart Jr., who served Marion District as Sheriff, S.C. Representative and Senator, Clerk of Court, and contractor for the district's 1823 courthouse.

Erected 1976 by Blue Savannah Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 34-6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 34° 15.307′ N, 79° 24.948′ W. Marker is near Marion, South Carolina, in Marion County. It is on U.S. 501 1½ miles south of State Highway 38, on the right when traveling south. Near the intersection of Mobile Ct. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marion SC 29571, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the

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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 10 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bowling Green (approx. ¾ mile away); Ebenezer Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Antioch Baptist Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bluefields (approx. 4½ miles away); Marion Depot (approx. 5.1 miles away); Marion County Museum (approx. 5.3 miles away); Marion Academy (approx. 5.3 miles away); Naval Gun (approx. 5.3 miles away); Francis Marion (approx. 5.3 miles away); Marion County / Marion Courthouse (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 12, 2010

2. Moody Cemetery Marker

Moody Cemetery image. Click for full size.

November 26, 2005

3. Moody Cemetery

The marker is behind the photographer.

November 26, 2005

4. Moody Cemetery

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 31, 2010

5. Moody Cemetery

Moody Cemetery Headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 12, 2010

6. Moody Cemetery Headstone

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2005, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,747 times since then and 161 times this year. Last updated on August 5, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on November 29, 2005. 2. submitted on March 26, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on November 29, 2005. 5, 6. submitted on March 26, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.