Chesterfield County SC Genealogy

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Chesterfield County Records by City/Town

Angelus Genealogy (17)
Cash Genealogy (17)
Cheraw Genealogy (101)
Chesterfield Genealogy (36)
Jefferson Genealogy (44)


McBee Genealogy (26)
Mount Croghan Genealogy (22)
Pageland Genealogy (57)
Patrick Genealogy (30)
Ruby Genealogy (39)


Overview of Chesterfield County Records

  • Chesterfield County was created in 1785 from Cheraw District.
  • Birth and death records from 1915 to the present, as well as marriage records from 1950 to the present can be obtained from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control .
  • The Chesterfield County Health Department has birth and death records starting in 1915.
  • The Chesterfield County Clerk has military records, land records starting in 1861, and divorce records.
  • The Chesterfield County Probate’s Office has marriage records.
  • The Chesterfield County Library has other historical records.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.