Online South Carolina Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online South Carolina Death Indexes

South Carolina Death Index 1915-1956 (free) requires special Windows only viewer for 1915-1949 (provided); 1950-1956 searchable online without the viewer
South Carolina Death Index 1915-1949 (requires payment - part of an Ancestry subscription)
South Carolina Death Index 1950-1952 (requires payment - part of an Ancestry subscription)
the above 2 databases are included in a single subscription

South Carolina Newspapers Obituaries Archive (recent) (individual obituaries can be obtained online for a fee) includes: Anderson Independent-Mail (1/15/1998-Current); Bluffton Today (7/1/1999-Current); The Columbia State (12/15/1987-Current); Greenville News (1/2/1999-Current); Myrtle Beach Sun News (5/1/1996-Current); Orangeburg Times and Democrat (5/30/2002-Current); Rock Hill Herald (5/1/2004-Current); Spartanburg Herald-Journal (1/1/2004-Current)

1870 Census Mortality Schedule for Upstate South Carolina lists people who died in the year prior to the census being taken (June 1, 1869 - May 31, 1870) includes Chester, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, Union and York Counties
Also see... Census Mortality Schedules 1850-1880

Ordering South Carolina Vital Records

Order South Carolina Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Certificates Online from Vitalchek (fees and restrictions apply) for birth and death certificates 1915-present; marriage certificates July 1, 1950 to present; divorce certificates January 1, 1962 to present
Order South Carolina Vital Records by Mail (fees and restrictions apply) same date ranges as above

Also Helpful...

South Carolina Genealogy Databases at Ancestry (requires payment)
includes census, military & vital records, plus newspapers & city directories

Online South Carolina Death Records & Indexes