Marion County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Marion County

Guide to Marion County Arkansas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Marion County Courthouse Hwy 62; PO Box 545 Yellville, AR 72687 Phone: 870.449.6226 County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land  records from 1888.

The ARGenweb Project has information on The Burning of the Courthouse, How to Order Copies from the Courthouse and more.

History


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

Parent County

 * 1835--Marion County was created 3 November 1835 from Izard County. County seat: Yellville

Boundary Changes
Timeline of Marion Co's history including boundary changes.

See an interactive map of Marion County boundary changes.

Townships
Townships - formation and changes: argenweb.net/marion/marioncoinfo/marion-co-ar-post-offices.html

Neighboring Counties

 * Baxter
 * Boone
 * Ozark County, Missouri
 * Searcy
 * Taney County, Missouri

Genealogy Resources
Link to available resources for Marion Co: argenweb.net/marion/resources/index.html

Cemeteries
Link to cemetery location maps and cemeteries in Marion Co: argenweb.net/marion/cemetery/index.html. Before Bull Shoals Dam was built the Corp of Engineers inventoried and moved many cemeteries. A list of the cemeteries moved, information from tombstones and information on the cemetery the interments were moved to are found in this section. Pleasant Ridge cemetery's burials and, when available, obituaries are also found here.

Census
Abstracts of Marion Co Census Records: argenweb.net/marion/census/index.html

Land and Property
Index to Deed Records: argenweb.net/marion/transcribedrecords/deedindexes.htm

Original land owners &amp; plats: argenweb.net/marion/maps/landowners/index.html

Local Histories

 * Family lines &amp; history: argenweb.net/marion/census/index.html
 * Transcription of Earl Berry's "History of Marion County, AR": argenweb.net/marion/history/index.html
 * Photos of individuals, families, unknown people, places, etc: argenweb.net/marion/photos/index.html
 * History of Marion Co's Post Offices: argenweb.net/marion/marioncoinfo/marion-co-ar-post-offices.html
 * A hodge-podge of stories &amp; miscellaneous information about Marion Co: argenweb.net/marion/stories/index.html

History Timeline
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Arkansas County - The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History &amp; Culture

Maps
Maps: argenweb.net/marion/maps/index.html

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)
 * - 1st Cavalry Battalion (Regiment), Arkansas Cavalry (Stirman's) (Cavalry), Companies A and B
 * - 5th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Captain James R. Dowd's company
 * - 7th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 14th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Powers') (Confederate)
 * - 27th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate), Companies A, E and K

Newspapers
Abstracts from Mt Echo Newspapers: argenweb.net/marion/newspapers/index.html

Probate Records

 * Probate Records 1887-1946 Part of: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Bonds and letters 1889-1921; Wills 1887-1946.

Birth

 * 1947-1964 - Marion County Birth Index 1947-1964. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * Marriage information taken from old newspapers and those submitted by individuals: argenweb.net/marion/marriage/howtoqry.htm
 * 1888-1957 - Marion County Marriage Books E-P Index 1888-1957 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1888-1923 - Marion County Marriage Books F-J Index 1888-1923 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Death
Link to obituaries: marion/obits/index.html. Includes obituaries or death information found in early newspapers from the 1800s and 1900s, plus current obituaries beginning in 2000.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Link to Genealogy Society: argenweb.net/marion/historicalsociety.html and society's Newsletter argenweb.net/marion/bramblebush/index.html

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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