Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 24, 2026.
Lancaster County, South Carolina, has about 112,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Lancaster County is in the deed records of the Register of Deeds and its taxable value is set by the County Assessor; what is built on it is a matter for the city or the county. This guide says who keeps each record and where the page for each office is.
This guide covers deeds, assessed values, evictions and court cases, records requests, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Lancaster County public records, Lancaster County arrest records, Lancaster County warrants, Lancaster County inmate search, Lancaster County police reports, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Lancaster County
Deeds, mortgages, liens and easements that affect title to land in Lancaster County are recorded by the Register of Deeds, which indexes them by name and sells copies.
SearchSystems opened and checked the Register of Deeds' page at lancastercountysc.gov/396/Register-of-Deeds (page title: Register of Deeds | Lancaster County, SC), phone 803-416-9440, 101 N Main Street Lancaster, SC 29720, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Lancaster County
What a parcel in Lancaster County is taxed on is the business of the County Assessor, which also keeps the parcel maps. South Carolina reassesses every five years and caps the increase in a property's value at reassessment to 15 percent.
SearchSystems opened and checked the County Assessor's page at qpublic.net/sc/lancaster (page title: Lancaster County Property Appraiser's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Lancaster County
Court cases about land from Lancaster County, evictions among them, are filed in the Magistrate Court or the Lancaster County Circuit Court.
Asking a County Office for a Record
Under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act a county office must answer a request within 10 business days, or 20 for records more than two years old, and it may charge search, retrieval and copying at the agency's actual cost.
More Official Property and Land Records Pages for Lancaster County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Lancaster County and South Carolina. These property pages and recorded document pages from its Lancaster County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Scassessors (qpublic.net)
- Land Records Search (lancastercountysc.gov)
- Register of Deeds (sccourts.org)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Lancaster County?
The Register of Deeds, at lancastercountysc.gov/396/Register-of-Deeds, phone 803-416-9440. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Lancaster County are filed there, and the County Assessor (qpublic.net/sc/lancaster) has the assessment records.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Lancaster County?
The County Assessor, whose page SearchSystems verified is at qpublic.net/sc/lancaster.
Where are evictions from Lancaster County filed?
In the Magistrate Court. The file is public unless the court seals it.
How is property assessed in South Carolina?
South Carolina reassesses every five years and caps the increase in a property's value at reassessment to 15 percent.
Is this the official Lancaster County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.