Marion County, Alabama Genealogy

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History


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

Parent County
1818--Marion County was created 13 February 1818 from Tuscaloosa County. County seat: Hamilton

Record Loss
1866 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Burned_Counties_Research

http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Fayette
 * Franklin
 * Itawamba County, Mississippi
 * Lamar
 * Monroe County, Mississippi
 * Walker
 * Winston

Newspapers
Transcription of the following newspapers:

The Guin Dispatch - 1889, The Hamilton Free Press - 1893 - 1894,The Hamilton News Press - 1895, The Hamilton Appeal 1896,The Guin Gazette - 1897, The Gazette Appeal - 1897, and various articles from other various dates can be found at http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers.htm

Vital Records
Obituaries and death notices from the transcribed newspapers can be found at http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/obits.htm

Marriage notices from the transcribed newspapers can be found at http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/vitals.htm

Web Sites

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