To order copies of birth and death certificates, and marriage & divorce records, contact:
South Carolina Office of Vital Records
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 898-3630
Fax: (803) 898-3761
They provide Birth and Death records since 1915. Marriage records since July 1950. Divorce records since July 1962.
Birth and Death records from the 1800’s are often available at the county health department in each county.
Marriage records since 1911 should be available from the Office of Probate in the county where the license was issued.
Divorce records since April 1949 should be available from the County Clerk in the county where the petition was filed.
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| Deaths | 1915-1961 South Carolina Department of Health and Environment database of death records between 1915 and 1961. |
| Deaths | 1915-1965 South Carolina death records filed between 1915 and 1965. |
| Deaths | Cemetery Records Cemetery records in South Carolina, including cemetery maps, interment records, and a substantial number of burial site photographs. |
| Deaths | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration index of deaths that South Carolina was the last residence, last benefit, or was the state the number was first issued. |
| Anderson County Divorces Click on Courts to search the Anderson County Public Access System and Services database for family, probate, civil, criminal, general sessions, and common pleas court records. |
| Anderson County | Marriages Enter the site, click on "Courts," then "Probate Court" to search Anderson County marriages. |
| Beaufort County Obituaries Beaufort County Public Library database of obituaries published in local newspapers. |
| Berkeley County Death Certificates Select Death Certificates in the Document Type field to search the Berkeley County Register of Deeds Official Records database for death records. |
| Charleston County Divorces Search the Charleston County Court of Common Pleas Civil, Lis Pendens, Criminal and Traffic cases filed after January 1, 1999 and view images. |
| Charleston County Marriages Search the Charleston County Probate Court records for marriage license information by groom name, bride name, or license number. |
| Greenville County | Marriages Probate Court of Greenville County marriage license lookup. |
| Greenville County | Obituaries Greenville County obituaries published in the Greenville News. |
| Horry County Marriages | 1861-1916 Browse this Horry County Historical Society database by name for marriages recorded in Horry County, South Carolina between 1861 and 1916. |
| Horry County Obituaries 1861-1914 Browse this Horry County Historical Society database by name for obituaries published in local newspapers between 1861 and 1914. |
| Lexington County Death Certificates Lexington County Register of Deeds death certificate. Enter the site and select Death Certificates in the Document Type field. |
| Richland County Marriages Richland County marriages from 1911 to present. |
| Spartanburg County Deaths | 1849-1893 Search or browse this Spartanburg County Public Libraries database of obituaries from the Carolina Spartan and the Spartanburg Herald covering the period 1849-1893. |
| Spartanburg County Deaths | 1902-1909 Search or browse this Spartanburg County Public Libraries database of the Spartanburg Herald / Spartanburg Journal Death Index covering the period 1902-1909. |
| Spartanburg County Deaths | 1902-1919 Search or browse this Spartanburg County Public Libraries database of the Spartanburg Herald / Spartanburg Journal Death Index covering the period 1902-1919. |
| Spartanburg County Obituaries Search or browse this Spartanburg County Public Libraries database of obituaries from the Spartanburg Herald and Herald-Journal. |
| Sumter County Divorces | Family Court Search the Sumter County Family Court records by case number for court information. |
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