South Carolina, Cherokee County
Where Gaffney's records are kept. Gaffney has its own police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Gaffney's own offices, along with the Cherokee County and State of South Carolina offices that keep the rest of its public records. 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.
Open official site South Carolina Birth RecordsState records
Find active and inactive corporations by name from the SC Secretary of State.
Open official site South Carolina Business & Corporation SearchVital 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 RecordsPolice & jail
Information from the SC Dept. of Corrections on death row inmates.
Open official site South Carolina Death RowCounty 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 CasesVital 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 SearchState records
Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the state treasurer.
Open official site South Carolina Unclaimed PropertyPolice & jail
Gaffney Police Department page with its mission, values and staffing, the hiring process, requirements and benefits for officers, and contacts through City Hall at 201 N. Limestone Street.
Open official site Gaffney Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office in Gaffney keeps its arrest records and incident reports, runs the county detention centre and serves civil process across the county.
Open official site Cherokee County Sheriff's OfficeEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
Gaffney, a place of 12,764 people, is the seat of Cherokee County. Court and property records sit with Cherokee County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of South Carolina. Gaffney's own offices are in the cards above, and our Cherokee County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 7 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. No abandoned mine inventory is published.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in South Carolina is run by the South Carolina Election Commission and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Gaffney.
Deeds for property in Gaffney are recorded by the Cherokee County office that records deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Cherokee County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in South Carolina come from the state vital records office, South Carolina Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.