How to Use Neighbor Counties When the Courthouse Is Empty

When a search in one South Carolina courthouse fails, the next move is rarely “give up”—it is widen the map.

1. Confirm the event year and parent district.
2. Open the county hub’s neighbor panel.
3. Search the same surname in each neighbor’s deeds and newspapers for ±10 years.
4. Check churches that served cross-border communities.

Start from any county hub and the districts guide.