South Carolina, Marion County
Where Rains's records are kept. Rains has no town government, so its court and property records sit with Marion County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of South Carolina.
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Rains has no town government of its own and relies on Marion County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. 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.
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.
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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the state treasurer.
Open official site South Carolina Unclaimed PropertyPolice & jail
MISSION STATEMENT The Marion County Sheriff’s Office, in serving the citizens of Marion County, South Carolina, shall strive to provide quality law.
Open official site Marion County Sheriff's OfficeCounty court
If you believe you have found.
Open official site C-Track Public Access, South Carolina Judicial BranchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Rains, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Rains is an unincorporated community in Marion County, with no town government of its own, so its local records are kept by the county. The Marion County offices are in Marion, the county seat. See our Marion County page for every county office.
Same county
Other places in Marion County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Marion County records are on the county page.