South Carolina Obituaries and Obituary Resources & Databases

Welcome to the South Carolina Obituary Links Page

Welcome to the South Carolina obituaries page, where you will find links, databases, and resources that will help you find obituaries and vital records related information. If you are looking to find a copy of a specific obituary, biographic/public records data, or a copy of the official death certificate from person who died in South Carolina, then please follow the following steps:

1	Search the Local Newspapers Archives Once you have the name, place, and date of death then you can search the local newspapers archives for a copy of the obituary posting. You can access our free list of all the newspapers and their obituary sections for the state of South Carolina.
2	Search other Free and Paid Resources If you do not want to search the local newspapers, then we recommend the following resources and companies, who can provide this information. Many offer both free and paid services which can you help you find obituary and biographic information.
3	Get an Official Death Certificate If you are looking for an official copy of a death certificate then please read the specific instructions of how to order death certificates.
4	Further Genealogical Research If you are a genealogist, we also have aggregated a list of genealogy resources by state. You can try these genealogy focused resources, which are organized by county and state.

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Instruction for obtaining a copy of a South Carolina Death Certificate

To order Death Certificates you can contact the South Carolina Department of Vital Records which is listed below. If you want to order online you can use the following link to order a death certificate.

Death Certificate for South Carolina

Event: Birth or death

Cost of copy: $12.00

Address:
Office of Vital Records
SC DHEC
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Remarks: 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 each.

Acceptable method of payment is a money order or a cashier's check made payable to SCDHEC. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (803) 898-3630.

Directory of South Carolina Obituary and Resource Links

Below are obituary resource links organized by county. Please contact us if you would like to add your site.

Looking for the obituary section for a local newspaper? Please search through our full list of South Carolina Newspapers and access their online obituary sections. Click here to access South Carolina Newspapers.

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