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Darlington Memorial Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Ave. D and Friendship St., Darlington, South Carolina
Area	9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built	1890 (1890)
NRHP reference No.	05000576
Added to NRHP	June 9, 2005

Darlington Memorial Cemetery, also known as the Darlington Community Cemetery or the Darlington City Cemetery, is a historic African-American cemetery located at Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina. The cemetery dates from 1890, and until 1946 it was the only African-American cemetery within the city limits of Darlington. It was expanded by four additional acres in 1946, for a total of approximately nine acres. There are approximately 1,900 graves in the cemetery, with most burials dating from the early- to mid-20th century.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Burials at the cemetery include James Lawrence Cain, Isaac Brockenton, Edmund H. Deas, Lawrence Reese, and Dr. Mable K. Howard.