Mauldin Genealogy Records

Mauldin genealogy research draws on Greenville County records, as Mauldin is located in Greenville County in the South Carolina Upstate. Mauldin was incorporated in 1960 and developed as a suburb of Greenville. Farming families who lived in this part of the county before suburbanization are documented in Greenville County records going back to 1786. All official genealogy records for Mauldin residents are held at the Greenville County Probate Court and Register of Deeds in Greenville. The Hughes Main Library South Carolina Collection holds the primary genealogy resources for Mauldin and all of Greenville County.

Greenville County Resources for Mauldin Genealogy

The Hughes Main Library South Carolina Collection at 25 Heritage Green Place, Greenville, SC 29601 is the primary genealogy resource for Mauldin and all of Greenville County. Phone: (864) 527-9220. The South Carolina Collection holds local history materials, genealogy reference books, city directories, local newspapers on microfilm, and compiled family histories that document Greenville County from its 1786 formation. Researchers tracing Mauldin families can access these materials at the Hughes Main Library, as the Mauldin area is covered within the broader Greenville County collections. The library's genealogy resources include materials that help researchers trace pre-incorporation families who lived in what is now Mauldin as part of unincorporated Greenville County.

The Greenville County Library Mauldin branch at 1099 Miller Road, Mauldin, SC 29662 provides local access to library resources for Mauldin residents. For genealogy research, the Hughes Main Library's South Carolina Collection in downtown Greenville holds the more comprehensive county-level materials. The Mauldin Cultural Center at 101 E Butler Road, Mauldin, SC 29662 supports arts and cultural programming in the community and maintains some local history materials related to Mauldin's development as a city. The Greenville County Historical Society publishes materials on county history including the communities that became modern Mauldin, and their publications can help researchers trace the Mauldin family and other early Greenville County settlers from this part of the county.

The SCDAH Online Records Index covers Greenville County records from 1786, providing access to land plats and early court records for the area that became Mauldin.

The Online Records Index is a useful starting point for Mauldin area genealogy research because the land history of this part of Greenville County is documented in the county's land plat and court records accessible through SCDAH.

Greenville County Records for Mauldin Genealogy

The Greenville County Probate Court at 301 University Ridge Suite 1100, Greenville, SC 29601 holds marriage licenses from July 1, 1911 through June 30, 1950 and estate records dating back to 1786. Phone: (864) 467-7170. For Mauldin marriages from July 1950 onward, contact the South Carolina Department of Public Health at 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201. Phone: 803-898-3630. All estate records for Mauldin area families are part of the Greenville County probate system regardless of the city's 1960 incorporation date.

The Greenville County Register of Deeds at 301 University Ridge Suite 1300, Greenville, SC 29601 maintains land records for Mauldin properties and all of Greenville County. Phone: (864) 467-7243. Property records for Mauldin addresses document ownership through the county-level system and include records of the pre-suburban farmland that was developed into modern Mauldin neighborhoods. The SCDAH Online Records Index includes early land plats from Greenville County that cover the Mauldin area going back to the initial Upstate settlement period.

Mauldin Vital Records

South Carolina required birth and death registration starting January 1, 1915. The South Carolina Department of Archives and History holds Greenville County birth records for 1915 to 1918 online and death records for 1915 to 1963. The South Carolina Department of Public Health holds vital records from 1915 to present at 2600 Bull Street, Columbia. Phone: 803-898-3630.

The free South Carolina death index for genealogy covers Greenville County deaths from 1915 through 1967. Records for Mauldin residents are filed under Greenville County. For Mauldin genealogy before 1915, church records and census data are the primary sources. The rural communities of southern Greenville County were served by Baptist, Methodist, and other Protestant congregations whose records document vital events from the early settlement period. Identifying which congregation served the specific family and community location is the key step in locating pre-registration vital records for Mauldin area families.

The South Carolina Department of Archives and History holds Greenville County records from 1786 that cover the Mauldin area within the broader county collections.

SCDAH holds microfilm and digital collections covering Greenville County from its 1786 formation, making it the key repository for Mauldin genealogy research extending into the early history of the South Carolina Upstate.

Nearby Cities

Mauldin is in Greenville County between Greenville and Simpsonville. All county genealogy records are held at the Greenville County Probate Court and Register of Deeds in Greenville.