Chesnee, SC Public Records
Chesnee is an incorporated city in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, with an estimated population of 935 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 1.1 square miles of land. That is up about 106 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Chesnee City Hall
Chesnee's own city government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the city clerk under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the city; see the offices below.
📇 Chesnee Contact on File
| Government | City Of Chesnee |
| Contact listed | Administrator |
| Mailing address | 201 W Cherokee St, Chesnee, SC 29323 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Chesnee
Chesnee is in Spartanburg County (with parts in Cherokee County). In South Carolina, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds (Register of Mesne Conveyances, or the Clerk of Court in some counties). Divorce cases in South Carolina are heard by the Family Court in each county. Wills and estates in South Carolina are handled by the Probate Court in each county.
📍 Spartanburg County at a Glance
| County | Spartanburg County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 369,256 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
| Also partly in | Cherokee County |
⚖️ Spartanburg County Clerk of Court (Spartanburg County Courthouse)
| Address | 180 Magnolia Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (864) 596-2591 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Circuit Court (General Sessions criminal and Common Pleas civil) and Family Court case records for the county |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | sccourts.org/…/courthouse-search ↗ sccourts.org/…/clerk-roster ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
📜 Spartanburg County Register of Deeds
| Address | 366 N Church St, Main Level, Suite 100, Spartanburg, SC 29303 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (864) 596-2514 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Recorded real-property documents (deeds, mortgages, liens, plats) |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | sccourts.org/…/roster ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Spartanburg County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Chesnee
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Chesnee, SC:
📋 Chesnee Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | South Carolina Department of Public Health – Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for South Carolina are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In South Carolina, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds (Register of Mesne Conveyances, or the Clerk of Court in some counties). |
| Court cases & divorce | Spartanburg County courthouse. Divorce cases in South Carolina are heard by the Family Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in South Carolina are handled by the Probate Court in each county. |
| State court system | South Carolina Judicial Branch |
| Sex offender registry | South Carolina Sex Offender Registry (SLED) |