Marion County, Arkansas Genealogy

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County Courthouse
This link - argenweb.net/marion/marioncoinfo/marion-co-ar-courthouse-info.html 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
argenweb.net/marion/armariontimeline.html A timeline of Marion Co's history including boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

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

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.

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

Obituaries
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.

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, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)