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South Carolina Genealogy Databases

Click Here to List ALL South Carolina Databases South Carolina Birth Records. South Carolina Death Records. South Carolina Marriage Records. South Carolina Vital Records. South Carolina Geneology Databases. South Carolina Genealogy Records. South Carolina Geneology Records. South Carolina Records. South Carolina Census Records.

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•	Laurens County, South Carolina Census, 1800 3,800 records from Second Federal Census taken in 1800
•	Southern Christian Advocate Obituaries, 1867-78 Official publication of Methodist conferences in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina
•	Southern Christian Advocate Marriage Notices, 1867-78 Official publication of Methodist conferences in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina
•	South Carolina Baptist Deaths and Marriages, 1866-87 Marriage and death notices from South Carolina Baptist newspapers
•	Duncan's Creek, South Carolina Church Cemetery Records Collection of 500 headstone inscriptions from Piedmont area of South Carolina
•	Maryland and South Carolina Lutheran Newspapers, Marriages and Deaths Marriage and death notices from 2 Lutheran newspapers covering the years 1831-1865
•	Charleston Observer (South Carolina), Marriages and Deaths Abstract of marriage and death notices from denominational paper
•	Columbia, South Carolina Newspaper Marriage and Death Notices Collection of South Carolina newspaper notices from 1838-1860
•	Greenville, South Carolina Marriage and Death Notices, 1826-63 Marriage and death notices from four papers published in Greenville, SC
•	York, South Carolina Marriage and Death Notices, 1823-65 Collection of eight area newspaper marriage and death notices
•	South Carolina Baptist Marriages and Deaths, 1835-65 Collection of marriage and death notices from three South Carolina newspapers 1835-1865
•	Columbia, South Carolina Obituaries, 1859-77 1,500 obituaries of those who died in South Carolina
•	South Carolina Census, 1790-1890 U.S. Federal Census indexes (and other related census indexes) for South Carolina from 1790 to 1890
•	South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 1-20 Volumes 1-20 of the research tool South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research
•	Charleston, South Carolina Directory, 1888-90 Directory listing of residents of Charleston, South Carolina between 1888 and 1890
•	Aiken County, South Carolina Cemetery Inscriptions Headstone inscriptions from five Aiken, South Carolina area cemeteries
•	South Carolina Newspaper Marriage Notices, 1732-1801 Index to marriage notices in the South Carolina Gazette in the eighteenth century.
•	St. Thomas Parish Register, South Carolina, 1680-1884 Register of vital events in St. Thomas and St. Denis Parishes, South Carolina between 1680 and 1884.
•	Edgefield County, South Carolina Wills, Books 1-2 Index to wills from Edgefield County between 1836 and 1853.
•	Aiken County, South Carolina: Cemetery Records Headstone inscriptions from five Aiken, South Carolina area cemeteries
•	Aiken County, South Carolina Cemetery Inscriptions: Graniteville This is an extraction of the Graniteville Aiken County, South Carolina Cemetery Inscriptions.
•	1790 United States Federal Census 1790 United States Federal Census with links to images of the original surviving population schedules.
•	Ship Passenger Lists to the Carolinas: Miscellaneous Ships
•	Ancestry World Tree Millions of references to lineage linked individuals and families identifying research on given family lines.
•	PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) Index to articles written in over 5,000 genealogical publications
•	Social Security Death Index Social Security Administration Death Master File
•	American Civil War Soldiers Military records of individual Civil War soldiers
•	Slave Narratives Impressive collection of interviews of former slaves in the United States
•	Civil War Pension Index Index to and images of pension cards of Civil War veterans in the United States.

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South Carolina Genealogy Help

Vital records, as their name suggests, are connected with central life events: birth, marriage, and death. Maintained by civil authorities, these public records are prime sources of genealogical information. These records are critically important in genealogy research, often supplying details on family members well back into the nineteenth century.

There are many sources for birth, death and marriage events that are not in the South Carolina vital records office. Cemeteries, church records, newspapers, military records, immigration and naturalization records, as well as family records in letters and Bibles, are all places where evidence of vital events might be found. Once South Carolina vital records have been researched, and especially if none are available for the location and time period required, a good procedure would be to try to locate your South Carolina ancestors using South Carolina census records.

Every state has a division charged with the responsibility of maintaining and dispersing public information from its vital record holdings. Each state page on this website indicates the availability of birth records, marriage records, death records, and divorce records and the agencies responsible for maintaining them.

South Carolina Vital Records Information
(How to contact the Vital Records Department of South Carolina)

Event: Birth or death

Cost of copy: $12.00

Address:
Office of Public Health Statistics and Information Systems
South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Remarks: State office has had records since January 1915. City of Charleston births from 1877 and deaths from 1821 are on file at Charleston County Health Department. Ledger entries of Florence City births and deaths from 1895 to 1914 are on file at Florence County Health Department. Ledger entries of Newberry City births and deaths from the late 1800's are on file at Newberry County Health Department. These are the only early records obtainable. Additional copies of the same birth records ordered at the same time of certification are $3.00.

Check or money order should be made payable to Department of Health and Environmental Control. Personal checks are accepted. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (803) 898-3630.

Event: Marriage (State)

Cost of copy: $12.00

Address:
Office of Public Health Statistics and Information Systems
South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Remarks: Records since July 1950.

Event: Marriage (county)

Cost of copy: Varies

Address: See remarks

Remarks: Records since July 1911. Probate Judge in county where license was issued.

Event: Divorce (State)

Cost of copy: $12.00

Address:
Office of Public Health Statistics and Information Systems
South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Remarks: Records since July 1962.

Event: Divorce (county)

Cost of copy: Varies

Address: See remarks

Remarks: Records since April 1949. Clerk of county where petition was filed.