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Birth Records State Wide
Office has records from Jan 1915
Division of Vital Records
S.C. DHEC
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
telephone # (803) 898-3630
fax #: (803) 799-0301

How To Obtain A Birth Certificate
Marriage State Wide
Certified copies of marriage records from July 1950 to the present
Division of Vital Records
S.C. DHEC
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
telephone # (803) 898-3630
fax #: (803) 799-0301
Cost of copy: $12.00
Divorce State Wide
from 1962
Division of Vital Records
S.C. DHEC
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
telephone # (803) 898-3630
fax #: (803) 799-0301
Cost of copy: $12.00
       
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Birth, Death Charleston County
City of Charleston births from 1877 and deaths from 1821
Charleston County Clerk
4050 Bridgeview Drive
North Charleston 29405
(843) 740-0801
Marriage, Probate and Civilian Court Records Charleston
Probate Court has records of marriage licenses from 1879-present. Prior to 1879, churches kept these records.
Charleston County Judicial Center
2144 Melboure Street
North Charleston, SC 29405-6665
Phone: (843) 740-5823
$5.00 Money Order per request.
Divorce Records Charleston Clerk of Court
Court of Common Pleas and
Court of General Sessions
2144 Melbourne Avenue, Room 117
North Charleston, SC 29418
(843) 740-5700
(843) 740-5887 (Fax)
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 70219
North Charleston, SC 29415
Wills & Deeds Charleston
Copies of wills from 1671-1871, as well as estate inventories and miscellaneous records from 1687-1785, are housed in the South Carolina Room of the Charleston County Main Library.
Charleston County Public Library
68 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 805-6801
(843) 727-3741 (Fax)
       
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Berkeley County Birth & Burial Records Berkeley Berkeley County Health Dept.
109 west Main Street
Moncks Corner, South Carolina, 29461
843-719-4600
Within the Health Department is the area of Vital Records
Phone:843-719-4603.
Marriage Records Berkeley Berkeley County Probate Court
300 California Avenue
Moncks Corner, SC 29461
Divorce and Civilian Court Records Clerk of Ct. has divorce and civilian court records Telephone Number for Clerk of Court, Court of Common Pleas and Court of General Sessions - (843) 719-4400
Telephone Number for Family Court - (843) 719-4500
Mailing Address for Clerk of Court, Court of Common Pleas, Court of General Sessions, and Family Court.

300-B California Avenue
Moncks Corner, South Carolina 29461
Deeds & Wills Berkeley Register of Deeds
223 N. Live Oak Drive
Moncks Corner, SC 29461
(843) 719-4084 for Moncks Corner
(843) 723-3800 ext.4084 forCharleston
(843) 567-3136 ext. 4084 for St. Stephen
(843) 719-4851 Fax:
       
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Birth Records Dorchester County
County Clerk has birth records from 1915
Dorchester County
PO Box 613
St. George, 29477
(843) 563-2331
Dorchester County Records Dorchester Dorchester County Clerk
101 Ridge Street
St. George, SC 29477-2443
(843) 563-5100

Libraries, Museums and Repositories
Berkeley County Public Library
100 Library Street
Moncks Corner, SC 29461-2326
(843) 719-4223
(843) 719-4226(Fax)
Charleston County Public Library
68 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 805-6801
(843) 727-3741 (Fax)
Charleston Southern University Library
Post Office Box 118087
Charleston, South Carolina 29423-8087
College of Charleston Library
66 George Street
Charleston, South Carolina, 29424
Phone 843.953.5530 | Fax 843.953.8019
Trident Tech Library
7000 Rivers Ave.
Charleston, SC 29423
Telephone: 843-574-6095
Fax: 843-574-6484
Charleston Library Society
164 King Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29401
Telephone: (843) 723-9912
Dorchester County Public Library
506 North Parler Avenue
St. George, SC 29477-2297
(843) 563-9189
(843) 563-7823 (Fax)
South Carolina State Library
PO Box 11469
Columbia, South Carolina 29211
(803) 734-8666
Fax: (803) 734-8676
Civil War Museums & Archives
360 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Directory of Historical Records Repositories in South Carolina
Berkeley Museum
950 Stony Landing Road
Moncks Corner, SC
(843) 899-5101
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
40 Patriots Point Road
Mount Pleasant SC 29464-4377
Middleton Place House Museum
4300 Ashley River Road
Charleston, SC 29414
(843) 556-6020 (800) 782-3608
The Charleston Museum
360 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC
The Heyward Washington House
1772 Charleston's Revolutionary War House 350 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC
The Joseph Manigault House
1803 "Charleston's Huguenot House"
87 Church Street
Charleston, SC

Genealogical and Historical Societies
Charleston County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 20266
Charleston 29413
South Carolina Genealogical Society
South Carolina Historical Society
100 Meeting Street
Charleston 29401
The Huguenot Society of South Carolina
138 Logan Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Berkeley County Huguenot Society
South Carolina
Berkeley County Historical Society
South Carolina Society Daughters of the American Revolution  

Newspapers
Berkeley Independent
Berkeley County Weekly
320 E Main St.
Moncks Corner, SC 29461-3770
843-761-6397
Goose Creek Gazette
Berkeley County Weekly
549 College Park Rd #-B
Ladson SC 29456-3200
843-572-0511
Coastal Times
Weekly
2106 Mount Pleasant St #-1
Charleston SC 29403-3042
843-723-5318
Hanahan Publications
Hanahan & Goose Creek

1928 E Montague Ave
Charleston SC 29405-5004
843-747-5773
Charleston City Paper
689 King St
Charleston, South Carolina 29403
Phone: (843) 577-5304 Fax: (843) 853-6899
Post & Courier
6296 Rivers Ave #-100
Charleston SC 29406-4922
843-554-5400
Dorchester Eagle Record
5549 Memorial Blvd
Saint George SC 29477-2473
843-563-3121
Summerville Sentinel
116 Jordan Simmons Rd.
Charleston, SC 29483
Telephone: 843-875-7911 Fax:843-875-7911

Other Sites of Interest
Berkeley County Official Website Charleston County Official Website
Dorchester County Official Website SCIWAY, South Carolina's Front Door
South Carolina Probate Judges The Civil War In South Carolina
Index to SC Civil War Soldiers American Revolution in South Carolina
South Carolina History SC African American History
SCGenWeb USGenWeb SC Site Berkeley Co. USGenWeb Site
Charleston Co. USGenWeb Site Dorchester Co. USGenWeb Site

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