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

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Marion County, Florida
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Location in the state of Florida
Location of Florida in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	March 14, 1844
County Seat	Ocala
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Marion County Courthouse
110 NW 1st Ave (zip 34475);
PO Box 1030; Ocala, FL 34478
Phone: 352.620.3904

Recording Office has land, divorce, probate and court records.
Clerk of Courts has marriage records.
County Health Department has birth and death records.^[1]

History

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

Parent County

1844--Marion County was created 14 March 1844 from Alachua County.
County seat: Ocala ^[3]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Alachua
• Citrus
• Lake
• Levy
• Putnam
• Sumter
• Volusia

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Marion County, Florida census records online, see: Florida Census.

Church

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Ocala

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1844-1931 - Marion County Marriage Books A-E, 1-9 Index 1844-1931 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[4]

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Ocala Florida Family History Center 

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog
• Marion County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Marion County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc. - Genealogy and History

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Marion County, Florida Page 135 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ "Francis Marion," Wikipedia.
3. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
4. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/3/3f/Igifloridamz.pdf.

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