South Carolina has been an official U.S. state since May 23, 1788, the 8th state after Maryland. It was named after King Charles I of England.
It is located on the coastal Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the southwest by Georgia across the Savannah River.
The population of South Carolina is 5,118,425 and the most populous cities are Charleston, Columbia (the capital), and North Charleston. The state is made up of 46 counties, the 5 biggest by population are Greenville County, Richland County, Charleston County, Spartanburg County, and Horry County.
The Office of Vital Records in Columbia has birth and death records dating back to January 1915, marriage records from July 1950, and divorce reports going back to July 1962.