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Guide to Marion County Arkansas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Marion County, Arkansas
Map
Location in the state of Arkansas
Location of Arkansas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	November 3, 1835
County Seat	Yellville
Courthouse
Address	Marion County Courthouse Hwy 62; PO Box 545 Yellville, AR 72687 Phone: 870.449.6226
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County Courthouse

Marion County Courthouse
Hwy 62; PO Box 545
Yellville, AR 72687
Phone: 870.449.6226

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land  records from 1888.

The ARGenweb Project has information on The Burning of the Courthouse, How to Order Copies from the Courthouse and more.
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History

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The county is named after "The Swamp Fox" Revolutionary War Brigadier General Francis Marion (c1732-1795).^[2]

Parent County

• 1835--Marion County was created 3 November 1835 from Izard County. County seat: Yellville ^[3]

Boundary Changes

Timeline of Marion Co's history including boundary changes.

See an interactive map of Marion County boundary changes.

Variant Spellings

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Townships

Townships - formation and changes: argenweb.net/marion/marioncoinfo/marion-co-ar-post-offices.html

Neighboring Counties

• Baxter
• Boone
• Ozark County, Missouri
• Searcy
• Taney County, Missouri

Genealogy Resources

Link to available resources for Marion Co: argenweb.net/marion/resources/index.html

Research Guides

African Americans

Bible Records

Cemeteries

Link to cemetery location maps and cemeteries in Marion Co: argenweb.net/marion/cemetery/index.html. Before Bull Shoals Dam was built the Corp of Engineers inventoried and moved many cemeteries. A list of the cemeteries moved, information from tombstones and information on the cemetery the interments were moved to are found in this section. Pleasant Ridge cemetery's burials and, when available, obituaries are also found here.

Census

Abstracts of Marion Co Census Records: argenweb.net/marion/census/index.html

Church Records

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Arkansas denominations, view the Arkansas Church Records wiki page.

Court

Genealogy

Land and Property

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Arkansas Land and Property for additional information about early Arkansas land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.

Index to Deed Records: argenweb.net/marion/transcribedrecords/deedindexes.htm

Original land owners & plats: argenweb.net/marion/maps/landowners/index.html

Local Histories

• Family lines & history: argenweb.net/marion/census/index.html
• Transcription of Earl Berry's "History of Marion County, AR": argenweb.net/marion/history/index.html
• Photos of individuals, families, unknown people, places, etc: argenweb.net/marion/photos/index.html
• History of Marion Co's Post Offices: argenweb.net/marion/marioncoinfo/marion-co-ar-post-offices.html
• A hodge-podge of stories & miscellaneous information about Marion Co: argenweb.net/marion/stories/index.html

Maps

Local histories are available for Marion County, Arkansas. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see Arkansas Local Histories.

Maps: argenweb.net/marion/maps/index.html

Military

Civil War

• Men from this county served in the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)^[4] and the  7th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry.^[5]

Naturalization

Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Marion County, Arkansas newspapers in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat
• FamilySearch. Do a Marion County, Arkansas Place-name search for these and other records in the Family History Library Catalog (For instructions see, FHL Catalog Place-name Search).

Abstracts from Mt Echo Newspapers: argenweb.net/marion/newspapers/index.html

Occupations

Probate Records

Taxation

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Arkansas Vital Records State Department of Health or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also Arkansas Vital Records Online and Arkansas Statewide Indexes and Collections at the Family History Library.

Birth

• 1947-1964 - Marion County Birth Index 1947-1964. Batch C750734 at FamilySearch - free.^[6]

Marriage

• Marriage information taken from old newspapers and those submitted by individuals: argenweb.net/marion/marriage/howtoqry.htm
• 1888-1957 - Marion County Marriage Books E-P Index 1888-1957 in Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 at FamilySearch - free.^[7]
• 1888-1923 - Marion County Marriage Books F-J Index 1888-1923 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[6]

Death

Link to obituaries: marion/obits/index.html. Includes obituaries or death information found in early newspapers from the 1800s and 1900s, plus current obituaries beginning in 2000.

Vital Record Substitutes

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

Link to Genealogy Society: argenweb.net/marion/historicalsociety.html and society's Newsletter argenweb.net/marion/bramblebush/index.html

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
  
• Marion Co AR USGenWeb Project
• Family History Library Catalog
• Marion County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 69.
2. ↑ "Francis Marion," Wikipedia.
3. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
4. ↑ Desmond Walls Allen, Third Arkansas Union Cavalry, (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1987), p. 33-92. FHL book 976.7 M28dc
5. ↑ Desmond Walls Allen, The Seventh Arkansas Confederate Infantry, (Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, c1988) FHL book 976.7 M22adw
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/0/0d/Igiarkansasem.pdf.
7. ↑ FamilySearch Wiki contributors, "Arkansas County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)," in FamilySearch Wiki, accessed 18 April 2013.

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