Not a government office or records custodian. This is a private reference service. It cannot retrieve or certify a record, confirm an address, or change a public roll. Send those requests to the office holding the record. Call 911 for emergencies; contact local police if someone is stalking or harassing you.
Finding a Charleston Record
Use the record route that matches the Charleston question:
- Ownership or a street question: use the Charleston street directory
- Old directory volumes or past households: use the Charleston city directory collections
- One person or a case-based verification: use the Charleston resident lookup route
- Custodians behind public records: see Charleston resident records offices
- An item absent online: make a focused request under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act to the named custodian
Public records contact: Charleston County Register of Deeds, 101 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401, 843-958-4800. The research materials identify document-recording hours of 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; confirm current customer-service hours before visiting. For municipal historical material, the City Records Center is at 2 George Street, Charleston, SC 29407, 843-724-7301, and many holdings require an appointment.