South Carolina, Charleston County
Where Folly Beach's records are kept. Court and property records for Folly Beach sit with Charleston County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of South Carolina.
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As a small town, Folly Beach relies on Charleston County and the State of South Carolina for its public records. The cards below are the South Carolina state offices, and the Charleston County offices are on our Charleston County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Vital 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.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the SC Secretary of State.
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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.
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Information from the SC Dept. of Corrections on death row inmates.
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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.
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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.
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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the state treasurer.
Open official site South Carolina Unclaimed PropertyEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Folly Beach, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Folly Beach is an incorporated place in Charleston County, a place of 2,078 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. The Charleston County offices are in Charleston, the county seat. Each Charleston County office is listed on our Charleston County page.
Same county
Other places in Charleston County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Charleston County records are on the county page.