Marion County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Marion County

Guide to Marion County Georgia 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.

History


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

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 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

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


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Chattahoochee
 * Schley
 * Stewart
 * Sumter
 * Talbot
 * Taylor
 * Webster

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)



Civil War

 * - 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

Probate Records

 * Wills 1846-1913 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers
 * Wills 1845-1915 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book A, 1846-1915 Georgia Pioneers
 * Index to Will Book B, 1915-1940 Georgia Pioneers

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage

 * 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

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

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