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      South Carolina State Vital Records Office Information

        Office of Vital Records
        2600 Bull Street
        Columbia, SC 29201
        (803) 898-3630
        Fax: (803) 898-3761
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        Call (877) 284-1008 or Fax to (877) 284-1084 for Credit Card Orders only. An additional $5.00 expidite fee will be added to the cost.

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        Record Cost Dates Ordering
        Birth$12.00since January 1915Order OnlineMail Order

        Death$12.00since January 1915Order OnlineMail Order

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      • Marriage$12.00since July 1950Order OnlineMail Order

        Divorce$12.00since July 1962Order OnlineMail Order

        Marriageprior to July 1950Order Online
        Records since 1911 should be available from the Office of Probate in the county where the license was issued. Fees vary.

        Divorcesince 1949Order Online
        Records since April 1949 should be available from the County Clerk in the county where the petition was filed. Fees vary.

        Birth
        Death
        from 1877
        from 1821
        City of Charleston births and deaths are on file at Charleston County Health Department.
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      • Birth & Death1895 to 1914
        Ledger entries of Florence City births and deaths are on file at Florence County Health Department.
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      • Birth & Deathfrom the late 1800s
        Ledger entries of Newberry City births and deaths are on file at Newberry County Health Department.
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      • Census1790 through 1940Search U.S. Federal Census Records Online


      Index to South Carolina County Vital Records Offices

      • Each of South Carolinas counties has a vital records office in the county health department. Each office can search for birth and death records from January 01, 1915.
      • Marriage records prior to 1950 may be available from the Probate Judge 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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        Further Research for Your Family Tree

        The very basic of inquiries an amateur genealogist asks is this: what exactly are South Carolina vital records? The birth and death information of the Palmetto State’s citizens can be obtained here. The legal evidence of South Carolinians’ existence comes to light with each record you investigate. The South Carolina vital records are to be found in a central location, also. This makes it easy for any inquiring person to check out the data contained in birth certificates and death notices quite easily. The records are available to the public.

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      Searchable Databases and other Helpful Links

      • South Carolina USGenWeb Project
        genealogical gateway to the state and counties
      • Search South Carolina Databases Online
        Search for birth, marriage, census, death, immigration, naturalization, military records and more at Ancestry
      • Now Available! Family Tree Maker 2012!
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      • Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - South Carolina
        your genealogy starting point online for more than a decade!
      • South Carolina Census Records at CensusFinder
        features a directory of census records available online for South Carolina
      • Genealogy Today
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      • South Carolina Baptist Deaths & Marriages, 1866-87
        Marriage and death notices from South Carolina Baptist newspapers at Ancestry
      • South Carolina Newspaper Marriage Notices, 1732-1801
      • Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, 1641-1944 Marriage Index
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