Lookup Public Records in Anderson County, South Carolina. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.
Anderson County Overview
Established in 1826, and named for a Revolutionary War leader, Robert Anderson, Anderson county had a population of 187,126 as of the 2010 census. The county seat of Anderson is also the largest community. Anderson County contains 55,950-acre Lake Hartwell, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake with nearly 1,000 miles of shoreline for residential and recreational use. The area is a growing industrial, commercial and tourist center. It is the home of Anderson University, a private, selective comprehensive university of approximately 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The county is in northwestern South Carolina bordering with two Georgia counties: Elbert to the southwest, and Hart to the west. The county has a total area of 715 square miles of land, plus 42 square miles of water. Anderson County is in the Savannah River basin and the Saluda River basin. Other neighboring counties are: Pickens to the north, Greenville to the northeast, Laurens to the east, Abbeville to the south, and Oconee to the northwest. Of the 19 zip codes assigned to the county, the most populous is 29621.
Anderson County Clerk Information
Richard Shirley, Anderson County Clerk of Court
100 S. Main Street
PO Box 8002
Anderson, SC 29624
(864) 260-4053
The office of the Clerk of Court supports the work of the General Sessions (criminal court), Common Pleas (civil court) and Family Court. Judges rely on the Clerk of Court to provide them with all documents and filings for the cases that they hear. In General Sessions (criminal) and Common Pleas (civil) Court, the Clerk’s office provides information and assistance to prospective jurors and active juries. Examples of other duties include: receiving criminal warrants and transmission of them to the Solicitor; receiving bail; compiling trial lists; managing dockets of cases to be heard; staffing the courtroom while the court is in session; receiving fees, fines and costs; maintaining all court records; and submitting reports to a variety of state and federal agencies. Among the Clerk’s duties in Family Court are issuing Rules to Show Cause in cases where court orders have not been followed and filing of Orders of Protection and transmittal of these orders to the appropriate local law enforcement agencies. The Clerk also collects and disburses court-ordered child support payments.
Anderson County Records
Anderson County Assessor’s Office
401 E. River St.
PO Box 8002
Anderson, SC 29622
(864) 260-4028
Assessments and values, tax exempt property, tax credits and exemptions:
Wendy Reffel, Register of Deeds Administrator
401 East River Street
PO Box 8002
Anderson, SC 29624
(864) 260-4054
Land records, deeds, fee schedules, plats and surveys, maps, passports, tax liens, easements and condemnations:
Jason Phillips, Anderson County Treasurer
Anderson Office
401 East River Street
Anderson, SC 29624
864-260-4033
Powdersville Office
4 Civic Ct.
Easley, SC 29642
(Located in Library)
Past due tax information:
Motor vehicle information:
Online forms and fee schedules:
Anderson, SC Genealogy and Ancestry Records | |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, USA Counties Data File Downloads | |
Total Ancestries Reported 2005-2009 | 176,329 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - United States or American - 2005-2009 | 28,131 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Arab - 2005-2009 | 568 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - British - 2005-2009 | 968 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Czech - 2005-2009 | 221 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Danish - 2005-2009 | 265 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Dutch - 2005-2009 | 2,151 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - English - 2005-2009 | 20,325 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - European - 2005-2009 | 1,606 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French (except Basque) - 2005-2009 | 3,386 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French Canadian - 2005-2009 | 354 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - German - 2005-2009 | 17,904 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Greek - 2005-2009 | 299 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Hungarian - 2005-2009 | 454 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Irish - 2005-2009 | 24,284 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Italian - 2005-2009 | 4,472 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Lithuanian - 2005-2009 | 76 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Norwegian - 2005-2009 | 680 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Polish - 2005-2009 | 1,574 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Portuguese - 2005-2009 | 288 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Russian - 2005-2009 | 375 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scotch-Irish - 2005-2009 | 7,378 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scottish - 2005-2009 | 3,928 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Slovak - 2005-2009 | 134 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Subsaharan African - 2005-2009 | 594 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swedish - 2005-2009 | 355 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swiss - 2005-2009 | 279 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Ukrainian - 2005-2009 | 351 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Welsh - 2005-2009 | 930 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) - 2005-2009 | 209 |
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Other Groups - 2005-2009 | 52,251 |
Anderson County Register Of Deeds Office
Address: 401 E River St, Anderson, SC 29624, United States
Phone: 864-260-4054