Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Union County, South Carolina, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). The title to a parcel in Union 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Union County public records, Union County arrest records, Union County warrants, Union County criminal records, Union County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Union County
Who owns a parcel in Union 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 union.scor.sled.sc.gov/ConditionsOfUse.Aspx (page title: Public Sex Offender Registry), phone 803-896-2601, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Union County
The County Assessor sets the value each parcel in Union County is taxed on and 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/union/search.html (page title: Union County Assessor), phone (864) 429-1650, 203 North Herndon Street, Union, SC 29379, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Union County
An eviction is a court case in the Magistrate Court, and so is a foreclosure, a lien dispute or a quiet title suit, in the Union County Circuit Court; the court file is public unless sealed.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at sccourts.org/courts/courthouse-search/union, phone (864) 429-1630.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Union County?
The Register of Deeds, at union.scor.sled.sc.gov/ConditionsOfUse.Aspx, phone 803-896-2601. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Union County are filed there, and the County Assessor (qpublic.net/sc/union/search.html) has the assessment records.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Union County?
The County Assessor, whose page SearchSystems verified is at qpublic.net/sc/union/search.html.
Where are evictions from Union 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 Union 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.