South Carolina Newspaper Obituaries (1873 - Current)

How to Search for South Carolina Obituaries Online

It's easy to get started — even if you are a beginner. Simply type in one of the last names in your relative’s family tree and click the "Search" button to take the first step into deeper ancestral research.

For a more advanced search, follow these steps:

• Step 1: Enter your relative’s full name to find matching or related obituaries.
• Step 2: Add specific details, like the name of a town or school, to focus your search.
• Step 3: Use the exclusion option to remove results from certain places you’re not interested in.
• Step 4: If you know certain dates, you can narrow your results by specifying a year range.
• Step 5: Decide how you want to sort the results: oldest first, newest first, or best matches.

Extra Tips for Finding the Most Relevant Information

Exploring a vast collection of obituaries online can sometimes be challenging when some of your relatives have common or missing names. Here are some of extra tips to help you find them:

• Start with information from ancestors you already know about to find the correct obituary.
• Older obituaries might list people by their initials, so try searching with those too.
• When searching for information about a woman, consider including her husband's name.
• If you're not sure about the spelling of a name or a date, keep your search broad to avoid missing the right record.

Once you have spent some time enjoying what you have learned about your family history, make sure you look in other places for analyses and research to be sure the story is not just one-sided, confirming and enriching what you have already discovered.

If you want to discover more about how you can find and use these online newspaper records, visit the GenealogyBank Learning Center.