Colleton County SC Genealogy

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Colleton County Records by City/Town

Bennetts Point Genealogy (18)
Canadys Genealogy (18)
Cottageville Genealogy (34)
Green Pond Genealogy (35)
Hendersonville Genealogy (18)
Islandton Genealogy (30)
Jacksonboro Genealogy (21)


Lodge Genealogy (20)
Round O Genealogy (28)
Ruffin Genealogy (29)
Smoaks Genealogy (29)
Springtown Genealogy (17)
Walterboro Genealogy (119)

Overview of Colleton County Records

  • Colleton County was created in 1798 from Charleston 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 Colleton County Probate Court has marriage records starting in 1911 and probate records starting in 1865.
  • The Colleton County Health Department has birth records starting in 1915 and death records starting in 1915.
  • The Colleton County Clerk Court has divorce records starting in 1949, land records starting in 1865, and court records starting in 1865.
  • The Colleton County Veterans Affairs Office has military records starting in 1865.
  • The Colleton County Library has cemetery records and other genealogical records.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.