Newberry County, South Carolina Records

Newberry County, South Carolina (Map It) was created on 1785 from Ninety-Six District. The county was named for either possibly Newbury, Berkshire, England, or from early settlers' notion that the landscape was as "pretty as a new berry" or for a trade post was located here and it was 96 miles from Columbia ..

Newberry County is bordered by Union County (north), Fairfield County (east), Lexington County (southeast), Richland County (southeast), Saluda County (south), Greenwood County (southwest), Laurens County (northwest).

Newberry County Cities and Towns include Little Mountain, Newberry, Peak, Pomaria, Prosperity, Silverstreet, Whitmire.

A Map of Newberry County, South Carolina contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Newberry County, South Carolina Courthouse Records

Newberry County, South Carolina Courthouse
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Newberry County, SC Courthouse
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Old Newberry County Courthouse

The Newberry County Courthouse is located in Newberry, South Carolina. Learn More About State of South Carolina Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Newberry county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

Pre-1881 General Sessions Indictments and pre-1870 Judgment Rolls were lost at an undetermined date, under unknown circumstances.

  • Newberry County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1911  and Probate Records from 1776. The County Clerk of Probate Court has original jurisdiction over actions concerning the issuance of marriage licenses, the estate of a deceased person, the will of an individual, the estate of a minor or incapacitated person, trusts, and involuntary commitments.
  • Newberry County County Clerk of Court / Register of Deeds has Court Records from 1776, Divorce Records from since April 1949 and Land Records from 1776. The County Clerk of Court / Register of Deeds is divided into General Sessions and Common Pleas Court. The Circuit Court is a formal court of record. It records and maintain deeds, mortgages, plats, state and federal tax liens, mechanics liens, uniform commercial code filings, and other miscellaneous documents pertaining to real estate transactions.
  • Newberry County Tax Assessor / Collector is responsible for the collection of taxes. Our office does not calculate a property’s taxable value (Assessor’s Office).
  • Newberry County Health Department has birth and death records from 1915. Marriage records prior to 1950 are available from the Probate Court office. Divorce records since April 1949 are available from the County Clerk's office.

Newberry County, South Carolina Census Records

Newberry County, South Carolina Vital Records

Newberry County, South Carolina Resources

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