South Carolina, Saluda County
Where Ward's records are kept. Court and property records for Ward sit with Saluda County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of South Carolina.
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As a small town, Ward relies on Saluda County and the State of South Carolina for its public records. The cards below are the South Carolina state offices, and the Saluda County offices are on our Saluda 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
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.
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 PropertyCity records
Search the public index of South Carolina Family Court cases kept by the Judicial Branch. The portal holds Family Court records only; other cases are in the Judicial Branch case records search.
Open official site South Carolina Family Court Public IndexEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Ward, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Ward is an incorporated place in Saluda County, a place of 119 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. Saluda, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Each Saluda County office is listed on our Saluda County page.
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Other places in Saluda County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Saluda County records are on the county page.