South Carolina, Fairfield County
Where Winnsboro's records are kept. Winnsboro has its own police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Winnsboro's own offices, along with the Fairfield County and State of South Carolina offices that keep the rest of its public records. 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 current list of inmates who are under a death sentence and housed on death row.
Open official site South Carolina Department of Corrections 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 PropertyPolice & jail
The Winnsboro Department of Public Safety, the town's combined police and fire service, is at 117 West Washington Street, Winnsboro, phone 803-635-4511 or 803-635-2222, fax 803-635-1301.
Open official site Winnsboro Department of Public SafetyPolice & jail
Visit the Fairfield SC Sheriff's Office page for information on law enforcement services, community safety programs, and contact details.
Open official site Fairfield County Sheriff's OfficeEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
Winnsboro, a place of 3,215 people, is the seat of Fairfield County. Court and property records sit with Fairfield County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of South Carolina. Winnsboro's own offices are in the cards above, and our Fairfield County page lists each county office.
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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 Winnsboro.
Deeds for property in Winnsboro are recorded by the Fairfield County office that records deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Fairfield 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.
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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.