Lancaster County SC Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Lancaster Records by Type Birth Records (1) Cemetery Records (178) Census Records (39) Church Records (12) Court Records (2) Death Records (7) Histories and Genealogies (3) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (4) Map Records (12) Marriage Records (2) Military Records (9) Miscellaneous Records (1) Newspapers and Obituaries (30) Probate Records (6) School Records (8) Tax Records (1)

Overview of Lancaster County Records

• Lancaster County was created in 1785 from District 96.
• 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 Lancaster County Health Department has birth and death records starting in 1915.
• The Lancaster County Probate Judge has marriage records starting in 1911 and probate records starting in 1820.
• The Lancaster County Clerk Court has divorce records, court records starting in 1800, and land records starting in 1762.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.