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County Courthouse

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   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

• Harrison
• Monongalia
• Taylor
• Wetzel

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

Marion County Genealogical Club, Inc.

Marion County Library, Monroe Street

Fairmont, West Virginia, 26554

Marion County Family History Hall of Fame
"May we preserve their memories & Contributions!"

Please add biography of historians and genealogist

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Fairmont West Virginia Family History Center

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ "Francis Marion," Wikipedia.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).