Graveyard at the Basilica of St. Peter

02/26/2026

Life-long friend, Billy Timmons.

View William Edds Timmons's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

06/30/2025

Better than a metal detector.

06/27/2025

New Priest with ancestors in this Graveyard.
https://visitstpetersgraveyard.org/2025/06/27/father-lee-bultman/

06/27/2025

The Lynch Family Story

Immigrants Mr. and Mrs. Conlaw Peter Lynch, both members of prominent Irish families, had married young and had been disinherited by her father. They arrived in Georgetown, SC, in 1819 and built a …

02/21/2023

Dom. Jacobus Wallace may be the most famous and prominent person buried in the Graveyard. He was both priest and scientist. Links on his page have been updated. Check him out!

This is the raised gravestone marking the place of burial of Dom. Jacobus or James Wallace. This barely readable marker is in Latin, not surprising since Fr. Wallace was a Jesuit priest born in Ki…

02/20/2023

01/27/2023

The graveyard map has been updated:

A few names have been added to this schematic of the graveyard. This is not to scale. Print a copy and take it with you for a walk in the graveyard. Let me know if you find a mistake or make a disc…

01/11/2023

For a new and improved self-guided walking tour of the graveyard click on the link below and then on Self Guided Walking Tour.

Click on the link below and enjoy a self-paced, pleasant walk through the graveyard. You will hear about some interesting and prominent people buried here and gain some understanding of the difficu…

11/09/2022

New post on the Graveyard Website, learning more about the people buried there:

The Graveyard Epitaphs The Graveyard was established about 1820, and the earliest deaths with markers are those of Mary Jane Reilly who died in 1813, Owen McEgan who died in 1819, and Patrick Elroy…

10/22/2022

Graveyard Maintenance Well Done

I believe I can confidently nominate The Graveyard at the Basilica of St. Peter as one of the most beautiful and well cared for 200 year old graveyards in South Carolina. It is small, but it takes …

10/19/2022

https://visitstpetersgraveyard.org/2022/10/18/important-graveyard-dates-coming-up/

Below is a screen shot from my Google Calendar, October 31 through November 2, 2022. I wish I had enjoyed such a system during my working years! First there is Halloween, October 31, which may be h…