The Register of Deeds exists as a separate governmental office in 21 counties in South Carolina:

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

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

In the remaining 25 counties, the functions are performed by the elected Clerk of Court.