Dorchester County SC Genealogy

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Dorchester County Records by City/Town

Byrd Genealogy (18)
Dorchester Genealogy (17)
Givhans Genealogy (19)
Grover Genealogy (17)
Harleyville Genealogy (23)


Jedburg Genealogy (17)
Reevesville Genealogy (31)
Ridgeville Genealogy (29)
St George Genealogy (58)
Summerville Genealogy (78)


Overview of Dorchester County Records

  • Dorchester County was created in 1897 from Berkeley and Colleton counties.
  • 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 Dorchester County Clerk has birth records starting in 1915.
  • The Dorchester County Probate Judge has marriage records starting in 1911 and probate records starting in 1897.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.