West Virginia, Kanawha County
Where South Charleston's records are kept. South Charleston has its own city government, police department, fire department and municipal court; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include South Charleston's own offices, along with State of West Virginia offices; the Kanawha County offices are on our Kanawha County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
County court
Bankruptcy court for southern West Virginia with court locations in Charleston, Beckley, Bluefield and Huntington; hearing and 341 calendars, written opinions and forms are posted, and dockets are reached through PACER.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of West VirginiaCounty court
Website of West Virginia's unified court system, with court information by county, forms, e-filing, payments, court record searches and Supreme Court of Appeals and Intermediate Court of Appeals opinions and dockets.
Open official site West Virginia JudiciaryVital records
The state's official repository of birth, death, marriage and divorce records issues certified birth, death, fetal death and marriage certificates for a fee and corrects or amends records; genealogy requests are handled too.
Open official site West Virginia Health Statistics Center Vital RecordsPolice & jail
See missing person cases posted by the West Virginia State Police, with photos, case details and how to report information to investigators.
Open official site West Virginia State Police Missing PersonsPolice & jail
Registry released by the West Virginia State Police under the state Sex Offender Registration Act; visitors accept its terms before searching, and listings may still be under verification by registry staff.
Open official site West Virginia State Police Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
Request a West Virginia criminal history record check through the State Police Criminal Records Section, the state's central repository for arrest records.
Open official site West Virginia State Police Criminal Records SectionFederal
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for South Charleston city, West Virginia: 13,072 residents estimated for July 1, 2025, plus age, race, housing, income, education and business figures drawn from census and survey data.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
South Charleston city government lists the mayor's office, city council agendas and minutes, municipal court, city code, zoning map, budgets, polling sites and garbage pickup; call (304) 744-5300.
Open official site City of South CharlestonCity records
South Charleston City Hall at 401 D Street and the Municipal Building at 238 4th Avenue house the city manager, treasurer, business and occupation tax, municipal service fees and payroll.
Open official site South Charleston Finance and AdministrationPolice & jail
South Charleston Police Department sits behind City Hall at 235 4th Avenue, with administration at 304-744-6903, detectives at 304-744-5951 and a preliminary employment application for officers.
Open official site South Charleston Police DepartmentCity records
South Charleston Fire Department lists its five stations, including Station 1 at 315 4th Avenue, phone 304-744-0075, a firefighter application and the entry level study guide.
Open official site South Charleston Fire DepartmentCounty court
South Charleston Municipal Court at 401 D Street, open weekdays 8 am to 4:30 pm, explains mandatory appearances, payment rules for suspended licenses and listed violations; call 304-744-8321.
Open official site South Charleston Municipal CourtEverything else, organized
5 more South Charleston sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
South Charleston, a place of 13,647 people, is in Kanawha County, whose county seat is Charleston. Court and property records sit with Kanawha County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of West Virginia. South Charleston's own offices are in the cards above, and our Kanawha 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 1 named mine site inside the city or town limits, 1 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. The mineral the records name is crushed stone.
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. The Office of Miners Health Safety and Training keeps the legal Mine Map Archives, the final certified maps required since the 1968 Hominy Falls disaster, at minesafety.wv.gov/historical-statistical-data/west-virginia-mine-map-archives under Historical and Statistical Data.
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 West Virginia is run by the West Virginia Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for South Charleston.
Deeds for property in South Charleston are recorded by the Kanawha County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Kanawha County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in West Virginia come from the state vital records office, West Virginia Vital Registration. 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.