South Carolina, Pickens County
Where Central's records are kept. The Town of Central has its own town government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Central's own offices, along with State of South Carolina offices; the Pickens County offices are on our Pickens County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Central Town Hall at 1067 W Main Street, phone (864) 639-6381, with the town clerk, municipal court calendar, ordinances, open records, budgets, building permits, business licenses and payment options.
Open official site Town of CentralCounty court
The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina offers ECF and PACER access to federal case records, plus transcripts, forms and juror information. State cases are kept by the South Carolina Judicial Branch.
Open official site South Carolina Federal CasesState records
Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the state treasurer.
Open official site South Carolina Unclaimed PropertyVital records
The South Carolina Department of Public Health Vital Records office issues certified birth certificates for births in the state since 1915 to the registrant, parents or legal guardians.
Open official site South Carolina Birth RecordsVital records
The South Carolina Department of Public Health issues certified death certificates to immediate family or their legal representatives. Others can get a statement confirming the date and county of death.
Open official site South Carolina Death RecordsVital records
The South Carolina Department of Public Health holds marriage records from July 1950 through 2025. Licenses from other years come from the county Probate Court that issued them.
Open official site South Carolina Marriage SearchPolice & jail
Information from the SC Dept. of Corrections on death row inmates.
Open official site South Carolina Death RowState records
Find active and inactive corporations by name from the SC Secretary of State.
Open official site South Carolina Business & Corporation SearchLocal record guide
Local profile
The Town of Central, a place of 5,247 people, is in Pickens County, whose county seat is Pickens. Court and property records sit with Pickens County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of South Carolina. Central's own offices are in the cards above, and our Pickens County page lists each county office.
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Inspecting records is free under South Carolina's Freedom of Information Act, and fees for searching and copying may not exceed the agency's actual cost. The Judicial Branch's Case Records Search is free, a South Carolina vital records search costs $12 and includes one certified copy, with $3 for each additional copy, and SLED's CATCH criminal record search charges a fee.
Ask the Central police department records office for incident reports if the town has its own force; otherwise the Pickens County Sheriff's Office keeps reports for the area. Crashes on state roads are usually worked by the South Carolina Highway Patrol, part of the Department of Public Safety.
Cases filed in Pickens County are heard by the circuit court, magistrate court and probate court for the county, and the clerk of court keeps circuit court files. The Judicial Branch's Case Records Search gives free county public index access.
Deeds, mortgages and plats are recorded by the Pickens County Register of Deeds. The Pickens County Assessor sets property values, the auditor computes the tax and the Pickens County Treasurer collects payments.
Any DPH Vital Records office in South Carolina issues birth certificates from any county, and the state office in Columbia issues birth and death certificates, $12 for the search and first copy. Marriage licenses are kept by the probate judge in the county where they were issued.
Yes. SLED's CATCH system lets anyone search South Carolina criminal records by name online for a fee. The Case Records Search also shows court cases by county.
South Carolina agencies must tell a requester within 10 business days whether the records are available under the Freedom of Information Act, S.C. Code 30-4-30, or 20 business days for records more than 24 months old.