Marion County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Marion County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1827 and military discharge records; Probate Court has probate records

History


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

Parent County
1822--Marion County was created 14 December 1822 from Ralls County. County seat: Palmyra

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Marion County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams County, Illinois
 * Lewis
 * Monroe
 * Pike County, Illinois
 * Ralls
 * Shelby

Cemeteries

 * Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hannibal BillionGraves

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Hannibal

Maps

 * Map of Marion County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Marion County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Births

 * 1849-1872 - Marion County Birth Index 1849-1872. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866 - Marion County Birth Index 1866. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883-1886 - Marion County Birth Index 1883-1886. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883-1887 - Marion County Birth Index 1883-1887. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1827-1871 - Marion County Marriage Books A thru 3 Index 1827-1871. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1868-1881 - Marion County Marriage Books 4 and 5 Index 1868-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 - Marion County Marriage Books 6 and 7 Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1887 - Marion County Death Index 1883-1887. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883-1928 - Marion County Death Index 1883-1928. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1928 - Marion County Death Index 1928. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Hannibal Missouri Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.