Beaufort County SC Genealogy

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Beaufort County Records by City/Town

Beaufort Genealogy (145)
Bluffton Genealogy (38)
Burton Genealogy (24)
Frogmore Genealogy (22)


Hilton Head Genealogy (25)
Hilton Head Island Genealogy (41)
Port Royal Genealogy (37)
Sheldon Genealogy (16)


Overview of Beaufort County Records

  • Beaufort County was created in 1769 from Granville County.
  • 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 Beaufort County Clerk has birth and death records starting in 1915.
  • The Beaufort County Probate Judge has marriage records starting in 1911 and probate records starting in 1865.
  • The Beaufort County Records prior to 1785 are filed in Charleston.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.