Spartanburg County, South Carolina public records

Q: How do I look up who owns a property in Spartanburg County?

Use the property search of the Office of the Assessor: https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?App=SpartanburgCountySC&Layer=Parcels&PageType=Search

In Spartanburg County, deeds are recorded by the Register of Deeds; property values come from the Office of the Assessor; court files are kept by the Clerk of Court.

Last checked against official sources on November 4, 2026.

On this page

Where to get each record
Deeds and land records
Property values, owners and tax bills
Court records: which clerk keeps which case
Marriage records
Divorce records
Birth certificates
Death certificates
Probate records and wills
Voter records
Historical records
Good to know about Spartanburg County records
Office addresses, phones and hours
Questions people ask
Official copies vs look-alike sites
Sources

Where to get each record

Record	Office	Search online	Fee
Deeds and land records	Register of Deeds²	Search deeds²	—
Property values and owners	Office of the Assessor³	Property search⁴	—
Property tax bills	County Treasurer⁵	Tax bill search⁵	—
Court cases	Clerk of Court⁶	Court of General Sessions⁶ Court of Common Pleas⁶ Family Court⁶ Magistrate Court⁷	$35 transcripts of judgment from federal and magistrate court⁸
Marriage records	Probate Court¹⁰	—	$5.00 per certified copy, cash only in person⁹
Divorce records	Clerk of Court⁶	—	—
Birth certificates	State only: SC DPH Vital Records (formerly DHEC)¹²	—	$12 search including one certified copy; $17 expedited; $3 per additional copy¹¹
Death certificates	State: SC DPH Vital Records; any Vital Records office can issue for any county¹³	—	$12 search including one certified copy; $17 expedited; $3 per additional copy¹³
Probate and wills	Probate Court¹⁰	—	Uniform: $5.00 certified copy; $20.00 exemplified/authenticated copy; $10.00 filing and indexing a will under § 62-2-901¹⁴

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Spartanburg County are recorded by the Register of Deeds.²

Online search: search.spartanburgdeeds.com/index.php²

How to order: Office will not search for you; use Document Search or visit²
Fee schedule: spartanburgcounty.gov/…²

How deeds work in South Carolina

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Office of the Assessor sets property values³; the County Treasurer bills and collects the tax⁵.

Property search: qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx⁴
Tax bill search: spartanburgcountytax.com⁵
Parcel map (GIS): maps.spartanburgcounty.org/…¹⁵
Reappraisal: Next reappraisal implemented in 2028³

How property tax works in South Carolina

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
Court of General Sessions (Circuit Court)	Circuit Court has a civil side and a criminal side¹⁶	Clerk of Court (General Sessions)	publicindex.sccourts.org/…⁶
Court of Common Pleas (Circuit Court)	Circuit Court has a civil side and a criminal side¹⁶	Clerk of Court (Common Pleas)	publicindex.sccourts.org/…⁶
Family Court	Family Court is the sole forum for divorce¹⁷	Clerk of Court (Family Court)	portal.fccms.dss.sc.gov⁶
Magistrate Court	Magistrates: civil claims up to $7,500¹⁸	—	publicindex.sccourts.org/…⁷

Fees: Judicial Branch Circuit Court fee page: $150 for new (never previously filed) cases and appeals to Circuit Court; $10 for lis pendens without summons/complaint, confession of judgment and automobile arbitration; $35 transcripts of judgment from federal and magistrate court; $100 foreign judgments; $200 reinstatement of permanently revoked driver's license; no fee for criminal appeals from magistrate/municipal court, PCR and in forma pauperis cases⁸
Copies: Copies of General Sessions, Common Pleas or Family Court records through the Clerk of Court records contact⁶

Criminal records and background checks

Court records: publicindex.sccourts.org/…⁶
State repository: SC Law Enforcement Division (SLED), via CATCH: catch.sled.sc.gov¹⁹
State fee: $25.00 non-refundable; $8.00 for qualifying charities; online requests add a service fee of $1.43 per $25.00 report and $1.14 per $8.00 charitable report (effective July 1, 2026)¹⁹

How South Carolina courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Probate Court.¹⁰

Copy fee: $5.00 per certified copy, cash only in person⁹
Marriage license fee: $80.00, cash only⁹
Years held: July 1911 onward⁹

South Carolina marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Decree: Clerk of Court in the county where filed (Family Court). State: DPH holds only a Report of Divorce, not the decree²⁰

Copies from the state: Report of Divorce: decrees July 1962 to December 2023²⁰

South Carolina divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

State only: SC DPH Vital Records (formerly DHEC). Any Vital Records office can issue for any county; births since 1915¹²

Fee: $12 search including one certified copy; $17 expedited; $3 per additional copy¹¹

Ordering a South Carolina birth certificate

Death certificates

State: SC DPH Vital Records; any Vital Records office can issue for any county¹³

Fee: $12 search including one certified copy; $17 expedited; $3 per additional copy¹³

Ordering a South Carolina death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Probate Court.¹⁰

Copy fee: Uniform: $5.00 certified copy; $20.00 exemplified/authenticated copy; $10.00 filing and indexing a will under § 62-2-901¹⁴
Access: Research room open; physical files by appointment¹⁰

Finding a will or probate case in South Carolina

Voter records

Kept by Voter Registration and Elections.²¹

Public or restricted: Lists are sold, but only to registered South Carolina voters²²

Historical records

Deed books: Spartanburg County Public Libraries digital collection of deed books²
State archives: Online Records Index: archivesindex.sc.gov²³

Good to know about Spartanburg County records

Probate Court database was corrupted by a ransomware attack on April 27, 2023; physical files were kept¹⁰
Every deed recorded needs an affidavit since August 1, 2024²
NC-SC boundary clarification notice is recorded in Deed Book 114-J, Page 641²
Register of Deeds and Clerk of Court are separate offices with different office holders²⁴
Assessor records can lag deeds by months⁴

Office addresses, phones and hours

Register of Deeds

Address: 366 N Church St, Main Level, Suite 100, Spartanburg, SC 29303²
Mail: PO Box 5666, Spartanburg, SC 29304²
Phone: 864-596-2514²
Hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday; arrive before 4:30 pm when recording²
Website: spartanburgcounty.gov/…²

Office of the Assessor

Address: 366 N Church St, Main Level, Suite 800, Spartanburg, SC 29303³
Mail: PO Box 5762, Spartanburg, SC 29304³
Phone: 864-596-2544³
Hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday³
Website: spartanburgcounty.gov/170/Assessor³

County Treasurer

Address: 366 N Church St, Main Level, Suite 300, Spartanburg, SC 29303²⁵
Mail: PO Box 5807, Spartanburg, SC 29304²⁵
Phone: 864-596-2603⁵
Hours: Office 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday; drive-thru Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm²⁵
Website: spartanburgcounty.gov/…⁵

Clerk of Court (General Sessions)

Address: 180 Magnolia St, 2nd Floor, Suite 2100, Spartanburg, SC 29306⁶
Mail: PO Box 3483, Spartanburg, SC 29304⁶
Phone: 864-596-2591⁶
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday⁶
Website: spartanburgcounty.gov/174/Clerk-of-Court⁶

Clerk of Court (Common Pleas)

Address: 180 Magnolia St, 2nd Floor, Suite 2100, Spartanburg, SC 29306⁶
Mail: PO Box 3483, Spartanburg, SC 29304⁶
Phone: 864-596-2591⁶
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday⁶
Website: spartanburgcounty.gov/174/Clerk-of-Court⁶

Clerk of Court (Family Court)

Address: 180 Magnolia St, 2nd Floor, Suite 2100, Spartanburg, SC 29306⁶
Mail: PO Box 3483, Spartanburg, SC 29304⁶
Phone: 864-596-2591⁶
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday⁶
Website: spartanburgcounty.gov/174/Clerk-of-Court⁶

Probate Court

Address: 180 Magnolia St, 4th Floor, Suite 4113, Spartanburg, SC 29306¹⁰
Phone: 864-596-2556¹⁰
Hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday¹⁰
Website: spartanburgcounty.gov/153/Probate-Court¹⁰

Voter Registration and Elections

Address: 366 N Church St, Lower Level, Suite 1630, Spartanburg, SC 29303²¹
Mail: PO Box 1287, Spartanburg, SC 29304²¹
Phone: 864-596-2549²¹
Hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday²¹
Website: spartanburgcounty.gov/…²¹

Geographic Information Systems

Website: spartanburgcounty.gov/…¹⁵

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Spartanburg County?

The Register of Deeds keeps deed records. To order copies: Office will not search for you; use Document Search or visit.²

Where do I get a divorce decree in Spartanburg County?

Decree: Clerk of Court in the county where filed (Family Court). State: DPH holds only a Report of Divorce, not the decree.²⁰

How much does a marriage license cost in Spartanburg County?

$80.00, cash only.⁹

How do I look up who owns a property in Spartanburg County?

Use the property search of the Office of the Assessor: qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx⁴

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Spartanburg County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

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Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 26 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

Government Units List 2026US Census Bureau
Register of Deeds | Spartanburg County, SCSpartanburg County
Assessor | Spartanburg County, SCSpartanburg County
Assessor Property Records Search | Spartanburg County, SCSpartanburg County
Treasurer Record Search and Online Payments | Spartanburg County, SCSpartanburg County
Clerk of Court | Spartanburg County, SCSpartanburg County
Site Map • Spartanburg County, SC • CivicEngageSpartanburg County
Circuit Court Filing FeesSouth Carolina Judicial Branch
Marriage License Requirements | Spartanburg County, SCSpartanburg County
Probate Court | Spartanburg County, SCSpartanburg County
Fees - Vital RecordsSC Department of Public Healtharchived copy
Birth CertificatesSC Department of Public Healtharchived copy
Death CertificatesSC Department of Public Healtharchived copy
SC Code Title 8 Chapter 21, Fees and CostsSC Legislature
Geographic Information Systems | Spartanburg County, SCSpartanburg County
Circuit CourtSC Judicial Branch
Family CourtSC Judicial Branch
Magistrate CourtSC Judicial Branch
SLED CATCHSC Law Enforcement Division
Divorce ReportsSC Department of Public Healtharchived copy
Voter Registration and Elections | Spartanburg County, SCSpartanburg County
Sale of Voter Registration ListsSC Election Commission
Research and GenealogySC Department of Archives and Historyarchived copy
Courthouse Search: SpartanburgSouth Carolina Judicial Branch
Office of TreasurerSpartanburg County
County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau