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 between September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, has about 369,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Spartanburg 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, city permits, evictions and court cases, records requests and common questions.
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Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Spartanburg County
Who owns a parcel in Spartanburg County and what it sold for are in the deed records of the Register of Deeds, with every lien or mortgage against the land.
SearchSystems opened and checked the Register of Deeds' page at spartanburgcounty.gov/160/Register-of-Deeds (page title: Register of Deeds | Spartanburg County, SC), phone 864-596-2514, 366 N Church St Main Level, Suite 100 Spartanburg, SC 29303, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Spartanburg County
What a parcel in Spartanburg 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 spartanburgcounty.gov/288/Assessor-Property-Records-Search (page title: Assessor Property Records Search | Spartanburg County, SC), phone 864-596-2600, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 2, 2026.
Permits and City Records in the Cities of Spartanburg County
Building permits, zoning and code cases inside a city are the city's own records. The cities in Spartanburg County with a SearchSystems guide to their offices, with the city page SearchSystems verified:
- Lyman: the city hall page SearchSystems verified is at lymansc.gov/contact/index.php, phone (864) 439-3453 (verified September 26, 2026).
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Spartanburg County
Court cases about land from Spartanburg County, evictions among them, are filed in the Magistrate Court or the Spartanburg 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. The county records request page SearchSystems verified is at spartanburg-county-sc.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Spartanburg County?
The Register of Deeds, at spartanburgcounty.gov/160/Register-of-Deeds, phone 864-596-2514. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Spartanburg County are filed there, and the County Assessor (spartanburgcounty.gov) has the assessment records.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Spartanburg County?
The County Assessor, whose page SearchSystems verified is at spartanburgcounty.gov.
Where are evictions from Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg 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.