Marion County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Marion County

County Courthouse
Marion County Courthouse 204 S 4th St; PO Box 219; Marion, KS 66861 Phone: 316.382.2185 County Clerk has birth and death records 1885-1911. Clerk District Court has marriage records from 1800’s, divorce, probate and court records. Register of Deeds has school records 1873-1964 and land records.

Parent County
1855--Marion County was created in 1855 as an original county. County seat: Marion

Neighboring Counties

 * Butler
 * Chase
 * Dickinson
 * Harvey
 * McPherson
 * Morris
 * Saline

Military

 * During the Civil War Marion County was designated as a minicipal township attached to Chase County for judicial purposes. The population was only about 80 in 1861.  See Chase County for information about Civil War Records.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Marion County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Marion County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)