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Guide to Charleston County, South Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County of Charleston is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Charleston County Courthouse 4050 Bridgeview Drive North Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: 843-740-0801 Charleston County Probate Court 100 Broad St., Suite 381 Charleston, SC 29401-5030 Phone: 843-958-4030 Charleston County Register Mesne Conveyance 101 Meeting St. Charleston, SC 29401-2249 Phone: 843-958-4800 Charleston County Clerk of Court 100 Broad St., Suite 106 Charleston, SC 29401-2258 Phone: 843-958-5000

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline
Additional Information Note: City of Charleston birth and death records begin earlier. See Charleston County, South Carolina Vital Records.

Charleston District/County was first established in 1769 as Judicial District. Charleston County is the home to the city of Charleston (originally Charles Towne) which was first settled in 1670 by British and Africans from the Caribbean island of Barbados. Charleston was originally named in honor of King Charles II of England (1630-1685).

Charleston County of 1785 was small and it was abolished in 1791. The current Charleston County was created in 1800 when the Charleston County/District name was used again for a much larger county/district. This "version" was altered in 1878, by carving out the new Berkeley County. In 1897 Dorchester County was carved out, leaving the current boundaries of Charleston County.

Learn more about the history of Charleston County from the South Carolina State Library or from Carolana.com.

Cemeteries

 * National Cemetery Administration

Church Records

 * FamilySearch Places

Local Histories

 * South Carolina Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry ($)

Other Records
Parent County/Boundary Changes
 * 1769 Charleston District created as one of seven original districts.
 * 1785 Charleston divided into Berkeley, Bartholomews, Charleston, Colleton, Marion, and Washington Counties, which never became functional.
 * 1800 Non-functional counties of Berkeley, Barhtolomews, Charleston, Colleton, Marion, and Washington were abolished and Charleston returned to its status as a district. Colleton District created from Charleston (covering different boundaries than the non-functional Colleton County). [[Image:Sccharleston.jpg|thumb|right|200px| Charleston County ]]
 * 1868 Charleston and all other districts became counties.
 * 1882 Berkeley created from Charleston County.
 * 1893 Charleston gained from Berkeley County.
 * 1911 Charleston gained from Colleton County.
 * 1921 Charleston gained from Berkeley and Dorchester Counties.
 * 1975 Colleton gained from Charleston County.
 * 1987 Colleton gained from Charleston County.

Even though Charleston's jurisdictional names have changed many times over the years, for the Colonial Period (1670-1776), the changes really did not affect record keeping. Most of the colony's public records were kept in the City of Charleston up through the year 1785.

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Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Birth

 * 1915-1917 South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1917 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Death

 * 1821-1926 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/Images
 * 1821-1969 South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1915-1943 South Carolina, Deaths, 1915-1943 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)

Family History Centers

 * Charleston South Carolina Family History Center

Societies

 * Charleston Chapter of the SC Genealogical Society P.O. Box 31395 Charleston, SC 29417 E-mail: [mailto:charlestonchapterscgs@gmail.com charlestonchapterscgs@gmail.com] Website Facebook
 * Charleston Historical Society 100 Meeting St. Charleston, SC 29401 843-723-3225

Websites

 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.