The Register of Deeds exists as a separate governmental office in 23 counties in South Carolina:

Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Greenville, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, and Sumter.

Register of Deeds contact information can be obtained by clicking on these counties in the map.

In the remaining 23 counties, the functions are performed by the elected Clerk of Court.