South Carolina Death Records

Notes:
State office has 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.

Contact Information
Office of Vital Records
SC DHEC
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
WWW: http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/vit.htm
Phone: 803-898-3630

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Personal check or money order should be made payable to Department of Health and Environmental Control.