South Carolina – Counties and County Resources

SC Counties

• All 46 SC Counties - learn about business resources, colleges, entertainment, government, history, hospitals, jobs, libraries, maps, media, organizations, recreation, schools, transportation, tourism, weather, and more
  

SC County Governments, Elected Officials

• Official county web sites | County jobs
  –  County officials, offices - phone numbers, addresses
  –  Other elected officials - House | Senate
• Requests for bids and proposals
• South Carolina Association of Counties
• South Carolina Councils of Government

SC County Government Departments, Services

• Building permits
• Courthouses - county seats
• Cooperative Extension Services - Clemson University - click county on map to open local office info
  
• Division of Motor Vehicles Offices - DMV - scroll down
• Forestry Commission
• Natural Resources Conservation Service Offices - US Department of Agriculture
• Recycling Programs - plus locations
• Registers of Deeds
• Social Services - DSS
• Tax Assessors - plus property and vehicle searches
• Vital Records - county clerks

SC County Histories, Genealogy Resources

• Historical overviews, facts, legends, and more
  –  Historical summaries of counties - South Carolina State Library
• Genealogy resources
• History of county formations
  –  Chart - alphabetical listing of creation dates, origins
  –  Timeline - chronological listing of creation dates, origins
  –  Maps - creation dates
  –  Sources of county names
  

SC County Libraries, Archives, Museums

• Web sites - including online catalogs
• Directory of public libraries - phone numbers, addresses

Related SC County Resources

• Accommodations
• Addresses, phone numbers - people, businesses
• Festivals, events - by metro area
• Jobs, employment - by metro area
• Maps
• Media - local newspapers, radio, TV
• Numeric codes
• Organizations
• Real Estate - includes relocation info
• Statistics - abstracts, data books
  –  County population changes - 1900-2005
  
• Web Cams - live SC pictures, video