Richland County, South Carolina Genealogy

United States South Carolina  Richland County

Quick Dates
Richland County's civil records start the following years:

County Courthouse
Richland County Courthouse 1701 Main Street Columbia, South Carolina 29202

Clerk of Court 1701 Main St., Room 205 Columbia, SC 29202 Phone: 803-576-1950 Court records Probate Court 1701 Main St. Suite 207 Columbia, SC 29201  Probate and marriage records Register of Deeds 1701 Main St. P.O. Box 192 Columbia, SC 29202 Phone: 803-576-1910 Land records

Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday

Historical Facts
The county is named after its rich soil.

Parent County
1799--Richland County was created in 1799 from Kershaw District. County seat: Columbia

County Pronunciation

 * 1) Hear it spoken

Boundary Changes
"Rotating Formation South Carolina County Boundary Maps" (1682-1987) may be viewed for free at the My South Carolina Genealogy website. They rely on AniMap 3.0 software.

Record Loss

 * A fire during the federal occupation of Columbia in February 1865 destroyed the courthouse and most of the records in it. Most of the equity and probate records, however, had been safely removed. Deed books suffered heavy record losses.

Populated Places
For further information (and links) on these populated places, please go to Populated Places, Richland County, South Carolina

Neighboring Counties
Calhoun | Fairfield | Kershaw | Lexington | Newberry | Sumter

Probate Records

 * Richland County Wills, 1787-1796 (transcripts). See names of testators. South Carolina Pioneers

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers