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Richland Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Richland Cemetery, February 2012
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Location	Hilly St. and Sunflower St., Greenville, South Carolina
Area	6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built	1884 (1884)
NRHP reference No.	05001155
Added to NRHP	October 4, 2005

Richland Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery located at Greenville, South Carolina. It was established in 1884 by the City of Greenville as the first municipal "colored" cemetery. It is the final resting place for many of Greenville's most notable African-American educators, health practitioners, and community leaders. The total number of graves is estimated at over 1,400 and gravemarker types and materials range from natural stones to elaborate Victorian monuments.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.