Marion County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Marion County, Georgia ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Marion County Courthouse Courthouse Square Buena Vista, GA 31803-0000 Phone: 912.649.2603 Courthouse fire in 1845; all records lost; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records.

Clerk of Superior Court 100 Broad St. P.O. Box 41 Buena Vista, GA 31803 Phone: (229) 649-7321 Fax: (229) 649-7931

Probate Court of Marion County PO Box 196 Buena Vista, GA 31803 Phone: (229) 649-5542

History


The county is named after "The Swamp Fox," Revolutionary War Brigadier General Francis Marion (c 1732-1795).

Parent County
1827--Marion County was created 14 December 1837 from Lee and Muscogee Counties. County seat: Buena Vista

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1845. The courthouse at Tazewell burned 4 November 1845, and almost all county records were destroyed.

Neighboring Counties
Chattahoochee County • Schley County • Stewart County • Sumter County • Talbot County • Taylor County • Webster County

Local Histories

 * Powell, Nettie. History of Marion County, Georgia. Columbus, Ga.: Historical Pub. Co., 1931. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)


 * - 2nd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 12th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 27th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
 * - 28th Battalion, Georgia Siege Artillery (Confederate), Company A
 * - 46th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company H
 * - 59th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G and H
 * - 62nd Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Company C
 * - 63rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Hageness, MariLee Beatty. 1995. Muster roll, Co. K, 12th Georgia Regiment, Infantry: "Marion Guards". [Anniston, Alabama]: M.B. Hageness.
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Marion County). 1966. Relief Committee book, money and goods provided for wives and children of soldiers of the war, 1861-1865. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
 * Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Marion County). 1966. Confederate pension records, 1890-1948. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742 - 1992 - Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1854 - 1935 Marion County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
 * 1742 - 1990 - at FamilySearch.org images
 * 1846 - 1913 - Wills 1846-1913 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1845 - 1915 - Wills 1845-1915 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1846 - 1915 - Index to Will Book A, 1846-1915 Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1915 - 1940 - Index to Will Book B, 1915-1940 Georgia Pioneers $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1844 - 1885 - Marion County Marriage Books A and B Index 1844-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - 1895 - Marion County Marriage Books C and D Index 1885-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885 - 1886 - Marion County Marriages 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers $

Death Records

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Marion County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Marion County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Marion County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers $
 * Georgia Pioneers $