Marine Conservation Agreements
A Conservation Practitioner's Toolkit

South Carolina Maps and Data

Digital Data Availability Summary*

SOUTH CAROLINA Spatial Non-spatial None
GIS Portals x    
Submerged Lands     x
Ownership  
    Submerged Lands Parcels     x
    General Property and Parcel Data     x
    Public and Conservation Lands x    
Leases and Other Use Authorizations  
    Aquaculture and Shellfish x    
    Other Use Authorizations     x
Local Parcel Information 5 coastal counties
    Deed Records Availability of local data was not completely assessed; Links to some local data sources are identified.
    Assessment Data
    Parcels

* Due to project constraints, a comprehensive assessment of the availability of spatial data from all statewide and local sources in South Carolina was not completed for the current iteration of this toolkit.

GIS Portals

  • Department of Natural Resources Geographic Information System. (Web site)
  • State Mapping Advisory Committee (Web site)

Submerged Lands

No data found.

Ownership

Submerged Lands Parcels

No data found.

General Property and Parcel Data

No data found.

Public and Conservation Lands

Data GAP Analysis Land Stewardship Map.
Access Download ARC/Info export file or view online through DNR Dynamic Mapping. (Web site)
Detail Lands enjoying some level of protection. Identifies managers and owners of protected land. 1989-2001.
Distributor South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

Leases and Other Use Authorizations

Aquaculture and Shellfish

Data Public Shellfish Grounds
Access View PDF maps. (Web site)
Detail Individual public shellfish grounds.
Distributor South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Data State Shellfish Grounds
Access View PDF maps. (Web site)
Detail Individual state shellfish grounds.
Distributor South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

Other Use Authorizations

No data found.

Local Parcel Information

SearchSystems.net lists county Web sites for property records.

Beaufort County

Deed Records Input name, can also do advanced search with document type, date range yields same information and cross reference name, book/page, legal description, address, and plat. (Web site)
Assessment Data Input owner, address, parcel identification, key number yields same information, legal description, assessment, sales history with document links, land data and building information; also has link to map via GIS system. (Web site)
Parcels Availability of data not assessed.
Other Data County GIS; choose type of maps: 2002orthophoto, census data, flood data, or zoning data for Southern Beaufort County, Lady’s Island, Port Royal Island, Northern Beaufort County, or St. Helena Island. (Web site)

Berkeley County

Data availability not assessed.

Colleton County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Online Tax Search; input name or map number yields same information, address, tax assessment. (Web site)
Parcels See Assessment Data above.

Charleston County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Click and drag zoom feature to parcel layer, “information” button yields parcel identification, address, subdivision, acreage, ownership, plat map identification, assessment, building features; can also search (at bottom center of page), input address or name. (Web site)
Parcels See Assessment Data above.

Horry County (Web site)

Deed Records Interactive Gateway, portal to online deed records, assessment data, parcels, and more; input parcel number or name; output same information and address, legal description, assessments, and link to GIS parcel map. (Web site)
Assessment Data See Deed Records above.
Parcels Input parcel number of name yields same information and address, legal description, assessments, “map/access info” button routes to GIS parcel map. (Web site) Also, see Deed Records above.
Other Data Click and drag zoom feature with floodplain overlay (coastal zone) and communities with street names but not addresses, uses aerial photography base map, no property identification. (Web site)

Georgetown County

Deed Records Registrar of Deeds; input name, book/page or instrument number yields type of document and identification number, grantor and grantee (for deeds), property address. (Web site) GIS Map Server; click and drag zoom feature, yields addresses, parcel number, using “identify features” button yields legal description, owner, deed book/page, plat, square footage, lot dimensions; other features can be added [click “mapping” button top-right] and include zoning, soils, flood zones and some municipal features. (Web site)
Assessment Data Assessor’s Office. (Web site)
Parcels Data availability not assessed.

Jasper County (Web site)

Deed Records No apparent online information. (Web site)
Assessment Data Availability of data not assessed.
Parcels Availability of data not assessed.

 

Step 1: Getting Started
1.1 Lease and Own 101
1.2 Myths
1.3 Important Terms
Step 2: Decision Checklist
2.1 Conservation Priorities
2.2 Threats and Strategies
2.3 Organization Capacity
2.4 Ownership and Use
2.5 Laws and Policies
2.6 Owners and Agencies
2.7 Partners and Funders
Step 3: Acquisition Checklist
3.1 Project Initiation
3.2 Title Report
3.3 Owner Contact
3.4 Proposal Completion
3.5 Terms and Conditions
3.6 Funding
3.7 Documentation
3.8 Due Diligence
3.9 Regulatory Permits
3.10 Final Actions
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Step 4: Implementation
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