Road names can be assigned by property owners, surveyors, sub-division designers, etal.; however, all road names must be submitted for approval to the E-911 Addressing Office or Planning and Zoning Office. To name a road it must access two or more houses. According to the South Carolina Statute S 23-47-60 the criterion for the naming of a new street is that the name assigned must not duplicate or be similar to an existing street name within the local government’s geographical area. Names of family, nicknames and pet names are not acceptable.

An approval form will need to be completed between the owner and the County. A list of desired road names will need to be submitted for approval. Upon acceptance of the new road name, the Addressing Office will work with the property owners to create and assign the new road name. If any addresses need to be modified during this process, the Addressing Office will make the change and send new letters out to the property owners.

Below is a list of road names already being used in the county.  This may help you determine what can or can't be used.

 Kershaw County Existing Road Names

• A petition must be signed by each and every property owner (not tenants) and submitted to the E-911 Addressing Office.
• Visit the E-911 Addressing Office for this document. Once filled out return with all the signatures.
• The new name will have to be approved by the E-911 Addressing Office. 
• In most instances the County Council will need to approve of the road name change. They have the ability to approve or disprove of the change.
• A fee of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) is requited so that new readdress and letters can be sent to the residents.
• All the addresses that along this road will need to have a new address. The County will send out letters with the old and new address to each property owner.

Click on this link to provide some details about what GIS is.

 What is GIS?

Yes. We have a number of layers available for purchase. You can download the license agreement from the link below and send it to paul.christensen@kershaw.sc.gov.  Upon approval you will be contacted about delivery and payment. The most common layers are Addresses, Parcels, Road Centerlines, Flood Zone, Zoning, Subdivision, Aerial Photography. We have other layers that are available as well. 

A KC Data Sharing Agreement document and payment needs to be submitted and approved prior to any data being sent.

Listed below is a link to available products and the pricing list and the data sharing agreement.

KC GIS License Agreement

GIS and Mapping Cost Sheet

If you own multiple tracts of land, and would like to combine them into one parcel to receive one bill, you may submit a Property Combination Request. We will combine them once the following requirements are met.

• Submit a completed combination form
• A survey that shows all properties being combined on the same plat
• The name must be identical on all pieces of property (May need to provide copies of most recent deeds)
• The property must be contiguous
• No mortgage on any of the tracts

*We are unable to combine multiple properties without a survey that shows them combined as a single property.

Download Property Combination Request

Online Property Combination Request

Property is normally subdivided when a deed is recorded and an approved subdivision plat is recorded. We normally will not divide property up when an Estate plat or individual plat is recorded. The reason we do not subdivide every time a plat is recorded is because it could be for mortgage purposes or preparing for disbursement of property when someone dies. However, we will subdivide the property if the owner of recorded plat comes to the GIS/Addressing office and fills out a split form and provides a copy of an recorded plat. The plat must show the property being in different tracts or parcels on the plat. All plats have to be approved by the Planning and Zoning Department and need to be recorded in the Register of Deeds office.

Download Property Split Request

Online Property Split Request