South Carolina, Chester County
Where Great Falls's records are kept. Court and property records for Great Falls sit with Chester County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of South Carolina.
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As a small town, Great Falls relies on Chester County and the State of South Carolina for its public records. The cards below are the South Carolina state offices, and the Chester County offices are on our Chester 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.
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.
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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 Great Falls, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Great Falls is an incorporated place in Chester County, a place of 1,951 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. Chester, the county seat, is where the county offices are. See our Chester County page for every 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 0 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 1 hole drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
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.
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Voter registration in South Carolina is run by the South Carolina Election Commission, and the county board of voter registration keeps the roll for Great Falls. You can register online, by mail or in person. You must be registered at least 30 days before an election to vote in it; mailed applications must be postmarked at least 30 days before.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in South Carolina come from the South Carolina Department of Public Health, Vital Records. The fee is $12 search fee by mail, including one certified copy ($17 expedited search fee online, by phone or in person); $3 for each additional copy. All Vital Records offices, the state office in Columbia and the regional offices, can issue birth certificates from any county in South Carolina.
Deeds for property in Great Falls are recorded by the register of deeds, the county assessor sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Chester County page lists those offices.
Businesses that operate in Great Falls register with the South Carolina Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. There is no statewide business license in South Carolina; each county and municipality may administer its own local business license, and most do.
South Carolina criminal history checks are run by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). The fee is $25.00 ($8.00 for qualifying charitable organizations); online requests add a service fee. Search South Carolina criminal records by name online through SLED CATCH (Citizens Access to Criminal Histories), or mail the SLED CATCH form.
Same county
Other places in Chester County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Chester County records are on the county page.