South Carolina, Chesterfield County
Where Jefferson's records are kept. Court and property records for Jefferson sit with Chesterfield County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of South Carolina.
Start here
As a small town, Jefferson relies on Chesterfield County and the State of South Carolina for its public records. The cards below are the South Carolina state offices, and the Chesterfield County offices are on our Chesterfield 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.
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
The South Carolina Department of Corrections list of inmates under a death sentence, with county of conviction, sentence date and SCDC number.
Open official site South Carolina Death Row ListCounty 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 PropertyEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Jefferson, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Jefferson is an incorporated place in Chesterfield County, a place of 772 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. The Chesterfield County offices are in Chesterfield, the county seat. Our Chesterfield County page lists each county office.
Same county
Other places in Chesterfield County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Chesterfield County records are on the county page.