Marion County, West Virginia
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Revision as of 18:19, 23 February 2012
United States > West Virginia > Marion County
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County Courthouse
- Marion County
217 Adams Street
Fairmont, WV 26554
304-367-5440
- County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records from 1872
- Clerk Circuit Court probate and land records
History
The county is named after "The Swamp Fox" Revolutionary War Brigadier General Francis Marion (c1732-1795).[1]
Parent County
1842--Marion County was created 14 January 1842 from Monongalia and Harrison Counties. County seat: Fairmont [2]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Marion County boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Marion County, West Virginia census records online, see: West Virginia Census.
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Fairmont
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
West Virginia Vital Records - Birth - Death - MarriagesChurch
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
References
- ↑ "Francis Marion," Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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