South Carolina Public Records Searches online by County

Below is a list of South Carolina counties with links to public records they offer online. This list will be updated with links to more public records online.

These records include:

• land and property records searches at Assessor

• recorded documents like deeds at Register of Deeds

• property tax and possibly other tax searches at Taxes

• GIS and plat surveys at GIS

• probate, criminal, civil, small claims, family, traffic, etc at Court

A -w after a listing, this means there’s no online data, it’s just a website.

*These counties have county archives:

• Clarendon County has an Archives and History Center
• Edgefield County has an Archives Department

Historical Public Records online

Anderson County – Public Records – Execution Books, 1820-1828, 1977-1881, 1893-1900, at FS

Anderson County – Public Records – Indexes – Obsolete Index to Commissioners’ Former Files of Pendleton and Anderson Districts, 1820-1856, at FS

Anderson County – Public Records – Jail Book, 1897-1907, at FS

Anderson County – Public Records – Minute Book, 1818-1848, at FS

Anderson County – Public Records – Private Account Book, 1849-1852, from Business in Anderson County, South Carolina, at FS

Anderson County – Public Records – Sale Books, 1897-1913, at FS

Anderson County – Public Records – Writ Books, 1893-1900, at FS

Berkeley County – Public Records – Minute Books, 1760-1798, at FS

Charleston – Public Records – Diaries of Jacob F. Schirmer, at FS

Charleston – Public Records – Orphans Records, 1790-1947, Charleston (South Carolina). Orphans House Commissioners, at FS

Charleston County – Public Records – Bill of Sales of Negro Slaves, 1799-1872, Charleston District, South Carolina, at FS

Charleston County – Public Records – Dowers, Citizenship Petitions, Etc., 1796-1905, Charleston County, South Carolina, at FS

Charleston County – Public Records – Miscellaneous Record Consisting of Deeds, Bills of Sale, Power of Attorney, Bonds, Notes, Contracts, Pardons, Commissions, Accounts, Indentures, Etc., 1784-1789, at FS

Clarendon County – Public Records – Sheriff’s Sales Book, 1877-1892, at FS

Edgefield County – Public Records – Bills and Petitions, 1849-1858, at FS

Edgefield County – Public Records – Commissioner’s Minute Book, 1841-1868, at FS

Edgefield County – Public Records – Inquisition Books, 1844-1902, at FS

Fairfield County – Public Records – Journal, 1847-1867, at FS

Fairfield County – Public Records – Minutes, 1876-1884, at FS

Florence – Public Records – Minute Book, 1874-1879, at FS

Kershaw County – Public Records – Sheriff’s Records, 1794-1858, at FS

Laurens County – Public Records – Execution Books, 1809-1816, 1841-1867, at FS

Laurens County – Public Records – Writ Books, 1841-1909, at FS

Lexington County – Public Records – Execution Books, 1844-1909, at FS

Lexington County – Public Records – Jail Book, 1873-1900, at FS

Lexington County – Public Records – Journals and Minutes of Meetings, 1849-1950, at FS

Lexington County – Public Records – Receipt Book, 1806-1809, at FS

Lexington County – Public Records – Sale Books, 1866-1931, at FS

Lexington County – Public Records – Writ Books, 1857-1900, at FS

Marlboro County – Public Records – Execution Books, 1823-1889, at FS

Marlboro County – Public Records – Minute Books, 1888-1913, at FS

Marlboro County – Public Records – Sales Books, 1825-1885, at FS

Marlboro County – Public Records – Writ Books, 1841-1900, at FS

Newberry County – Public Records – Miscellaneous Records, 1935-1949, at FS

Pickens County – Public Records – Commissioners Report Book, 1841-1868, at FS

Pickens County – Public Records – Indexes – Obsolete Index to Commissioners’ Former Files of Pendleton and Anderson Districts, 1820-1856, at FS

Pickens County – Public Records – Pickens County, South Carolina Wills & Misc. Records, at FS

Union County – Public Records – Execution Books, 1802-1900, at FS

Union County – Public Records – General Ledger, 1879-1894, at FS

Union County – Public Records – General Ledger, 1909-1924, at FS

Union County – Public Records – Jail Book, 1883-1901, at FS

Union County – Public Records – Sale Books, 1823-1900, at FS

Union County – Public Records – Union District, South Carolina, Miscellaneous Records, V. 1-2, 1785-1800, at FS

Union County – Public Records – Writ Books, 1824-1899, at FS

York County – Public Records – Fee and Receipt Books, 1854-1866, at FS

York County – Public Records – Minute Books, 1869-1907, at FS

York County – Public Records – Register of Motor Vehicles, 1915-1917, at FS

York County – Public Records – Sheriff’s Records, 1809-1815, at FS