Why We Built This Site
South Carolina gives the public broad access to court records. The hard part is figuring out which office holds the file you want. In Horry County, the Clerk of Court keeps the case files for Circuit Court and Family Court. Circuit Court has a civil side, the Court of Common Pleas, and a criminal side, the Court of General Sessions. The Magistrate Court handles small claims, traffic, and minor criminal matters. The Probate Court holds wills and estates. The Register of Deeds keeps land and deed records. The Sheriff and the J. Reuben Long Detention Center manage the jail roster and active warrants. Horry County sits in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, which it shares with Georgetown County, and most of these offices work out of the judicial complex in Conway. We pull the contact details, search portals, fee notes, and request steps for each of these offices into one place.
What You Will Find Here
- Records pages by type: court records, criminal records, inmate records, warrant records, marriage and divorce, probate, and more
- Office contacts: direct contact info for the Clerk of Court, the Circuit Court, the Register of Deeds, and major facilities
- Search walkthroughs: step-by-step guides for the South Carolina Public Index and the Horry County records tools
- Public records help: how to file an open records request and what to expect for response time
What We Cannot Do
This is a privately run reference site. We have no connection to Horry County, the State of South Carolina, or any court, clerk's office, sheriff's office, or state agency. There are real limits to what we can help with:
- We cannot file paperwork or send records requests on your behalf
- We cannot issue certified copies of any court document or vital record
- We cannot give legal advice or explain how a specific case applies to you
- We cannot guarantee that every phone number, fee, or address listed on this site is current right now
Only the issuing court or government office can provide a certified copy with an official seal. We can point you to the right office, but the document has to come from them.
Search Partners
Some pages on this site include search boxes powered by third-party providers. Those companies set their own pricing and run their own services. When you use one of those tools and it leads to a paid signup, we may earn a referral fee. That revenue helps keep this site free for visitors. We do not control what those tools charge or what shows up in their results.
Keeping Information Current
Clerk offices move. Hours change. Phone numbers get reassigned. We update pages as we hear about changes, but gaps happen. Before you drive to a courthouse, call ahead first.
See something wrong? Visit our Contact page and let us know.
Get in Touch
Questions, fixes, or feedback? Drop a note via our Contact page.