Allendale County SC

Lookup Public Records in Allendale County, South Carolina. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.

Allendale County Overview

Established in 1919, Allendale, South Carolina had a population of 10,419, as of the 2010 census. It is the second-least populous county in the state. The county seat and largest community is Allendale. It is the location of the Topper Site, an archeological excavation providing possible evidence of a pre-Clovis culture dating back 50,000 years. The site is near a source of chert (a type of rock) on private land in Martin owned by Clariant Corporation, a Swiss chemical company with a plant there. The site, named after John Topper, a local resident who discovered it, has been under excavation by archeologists from the University of South Carolina for about one month a year since 1999, after an initial exploratory dig in the mid-1980s. The county has a total area of 412 square miles, of which 408 square miles is land and 4.3 square miles is water. The Savannah River forms the county’s western border with Georgia. Allendale is 62 miles from Augusta, Georgia; 73 miles from Savannah, Georgia; 87 miles from Columbia; and 90 miles from Charleston. Neighboring counties are: Bamberg to the northeast, Colleton to the east, Hampton to the southeast, and Barnwell to the northwest. Two Georgia counties border to the southwest and west. They are Screven County and Burke County, respectively. Zip code 29810 is the most populous of six zip codes assigned to the county.

Allendale County Clerk Information

The Honorable Elaine Sabb
PO Box 126
Allendale, SC 29810-0126
(803) 584-2737
[email protected]

Clerks of Court have contact with and impact on every element of the judicial system. Judges rely on the Clerks of Court to provide them with all necessary documents for all cases they hear. Lawyers must file all pleading and motions with the clerk’s office. The Clerk of Court is responsible for several types of court. The Clerks of Court’s responsibilities are docket management, receipt of fees, fines and costs, maintenance of all court records and submission of reports to a variety of state and federal agencies. In Circuit Court, the Clerk of Court is responsible for both criminal and civil matters, and some of these duties include receipt of criminal warrants and transmission to the solicitor, receipt of bail, compilation and distribution of trial rosters, jury management and staffing the courtroom while court is in session. In Family Court, a Clerk of Court’s responsibility includes collection and disbursement of court-ordered child support, issuance of Rules to Show Cause in cases where court orders have not been followed and filing of Order of Protection and transmittal of these orders to the appropriate local law enforcement agencies. The Clerk of Court also serves as the Register of Deeds in smaller counties. The Register of Deeds is responsible for recording all property transactions such as deeds and mortgages and records as required by state law.

Allendale County Clerks of Court

Allendale County Records

Assessor: Harvey E. Rouse
P.O. Box 507
Allendale, SC 29810
(803) 584-2572

Assessments and values, tax exempt property, tax credits and exemptions: Not available

Land records, deeds, fee schedules, plats and surveys, maps, passports, tax liens, easements and condemnations:

Allendale County Land records

Tax Collector: Elaine Ferguson
P.O. Box 788
Allendale, SC 29810
(803) 584-4040

Past due tax information:
Treasurer, Gerzell Chaney
P.O. Box 511
Allendale, SC 29810
(803) 584-3876
[email protected]

Pay property taxes: Not available

Motor vehicle information: Not available

Online forms and fee schedules: Not available