Marion County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Marion County

Marion County, Kansas genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

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

Maps

 * Township Map of 1887 Marion County, Kansas with enlarged views of each township (My Genealogy Hound)

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)