South Carolina, Colleton County
Where Walterboro's records are kept. Walterboro has its own city government and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Walterboro's own offices, along with State of South Carolina offices; the Colleton County offices are on our Colleton County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
SLED's name based search of South Carolina criminal records for a $25 fee, $8 for qualifying charities; results cover South Carolina only, exclude wanted persons, and can differ from a fingerprint check.
Open official site SLED Citizens Access to Criminal Histories (CATCH)City records
Reference staff run the Research Room at 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, open Tuesday to Saturday, with indexes and microfilm of state and local records; they also answer queries by mail, phone or email.
Open official site SC Department of Archives and History Research and GenealogyCounty court
Charleston, Columbia and Greenville host South Carolina's bankruptcy court; beyond PACER case lookups it posts calendars, opinions, online fee payment and a search for unclaimed funds.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of South CarolinaCounty court
South Carolina's unified court system online, linking the Public Index of trial court case records, appellate opinions, court calendars, traffic ticket search and contacts for each county's courts.
Open official site South Carolina Judicial BranchVital records
The state Vital Records Office issues certified copies of births, deaths, marriages and divorces that happened in South Carolina, with pages on fees, ID rules, processing times, amendments and death indexes for genealogy.
Open official site South Carolina Department of Public Health Vital Records OfficePolice & jail
SCDC's search shows photos and public details of people serving state prison sentences as of midnight the day before; county jail inmates, released offenders and people on parole or probation are not included.
Open official site South Carolina Department of Corrections Inmate SearchPolice & jail
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Fusion Center, home of the state Missing Person Information Center, with AMBER Alert and Endangered Person Advisory information.
Open official site SLED Missing Person Information CenterPolice & jail
Fugitives sought by the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, shown with photo, race, sex, age, height and county, with captures marked and a confidential tip hotline.
Open official site SC Probation, Parole and Pardon Services Most Wanted OffendersPolice & jail
Kept by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division with county sheriffs: accept the conditions of use, then search by name or location for photos, aliases, reported addresses and offenses, or sign up for notifications.
Open official site South Carolina Public Sex Offender RegistryFederal
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for Walterboro city, South Carolina: 5,485 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
City of Walterboro site with the mayor and city council, agendas and minutes, boards and commissions, the code of ordinances and development ordinance, and building and business permit applications.
Open official site City of WalterboroCity records
Walterboro Fire Department, founded in 1869, runs career and volunteer crews, inspects city businesses under fire and life safety codes and offers fire prevention education; call (843) 782-1051.
Open official site Walterboro Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
10 more Walterboro sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Walterboro, a place of 5,544 people, is the seat of Colleton County. Court and property records sit with Colleton County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of South Carolina. Walterboro's own offices are in the cards above, and our Colleton 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 2 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.
South Carolina abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
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 Walterboro.
Deeds for property in Walterboro are recorded by the Colleton County office that records deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Colleton 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.