Marion County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Marion County

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.

History


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

Parent County
1844--Marion County was created 14 March 1844 from Alachua County. County seat: Ocala

Neighboring Counties

 * Alachua
 * Citrus
 * Lake
 * Levy
 * Putnam
 * Sumter
 * Volusia

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Ocala

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

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