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United States Arkansas Marion County

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

County Information


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

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.

Government and Related Websites
 * County-clerk.net (unofficial site) — Clerks have jurisdiction over birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, land use, land rights, real estate, and other court records. Site provides links to unofficial websites with online records
 * PublicRecords.com (unofficial site) — Provides links to County officials and public records

Record Loss

 * For record loss in Arkansas counties, see ARGenWeb

Boundary Changes

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

Timeline of Marion Co's history including boundary changes.


 * For animated maps illustrating Arkansas county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Arkansas County Boundary Maps" (1813-1925) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Cities and Towns

 * Click and select the link Places within... for cities and towns (most counties)

Populated Places
 * Yellville

Townships
 * Townships - formation and changes:

History Timeline
Events below gleaned from Marion County The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
 * 1815-1820 - The first white person believed to have been born in Marion County was A. S. “Uncle Bud” Wood, son of William Wood who moved from Tennessee to Marion County as a young man.
 * 1820s or 1830s - One of the earliest white families of settlers in Marion County was Mike Yocum and his three brothers, Jess, Solomon, and Jake. These four men came to America from Germany and settled at the mouth of the Little North Fork of White River.
 * 1835 - Marion County was created from a portion of the western part of Izard County, although it was immediately renamed Searcy County by the Territorial General Assembly.
 * 1836 September 29 - The First General Assembly of Arkansas received a petition from the county requesting the name be reverted to Marion County.
 * 1861-1865 - As more and more men were recruited and left home, the county saw an influx of men from other areas who sought to evade service and, banding together, began to plunder the largely defenseless homes and farms.
 * 1800s (late) - The population of the county grew dramatically when valuable metal ores began to be mined late in the nineteenth century.
 * 1900-1930 - When the mining industry declined, people began to leave Marion County, seeking jobs elsewhere. The Great Depression increased the exodus from the county.

Resources
Link to available resources for Marion Co:

Cemeteries
Link to cemetery location maps and cemeteries in Marion Co:. 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 Records
Abstracts of Marion Co Census Records:

Court Records

 * Court records began in 1887

African Americans

 * 1864-1872 at FamilySearch — images

Guardianship

 * 1817-1979 at FamilySearch — images; includes guardianships

Land and Property Records
Index to Deed Records:

Original land owners &amp; plats:

Local Histories

 * Family lines &amp; history:
 * Transcription of Earl Berry's "History of Marion County, AR":
 * Photos of individuals, families, unknown people, places, etc:
 * History of Marion Co's Post Offices:
 * A hodge-podge of stories &amp; miscellaneous information about Marion Co:
 * See also Cities and towns for resources in the FamilySearch Catalog

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
 * 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: MARION COUNTY AR NEWSPAPERS

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1818-1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1818-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1817-1979 at FamilySearch — images; includes guardianships

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
 * 1837-1957 - at FamilySearch Historical Collections - Free; Index. — 1888-1957 - Marion County Marriage Books E-P Index 1888-1957
 * 1888-1923 - Marion County Marriage Books F-J Index 1888-1923 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

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

Major catalogs for books, microfilm, or collections pertaining to Marion County
 * - Select Places within... for cities and towns
 * WorldCat — Click an item for libraries near you. For more information, see WorldCat Online Catalog.
 * Allen County Public Library — Located in Indiana, they are heavily involved in digitizing much of their collection.
 * Arkansas History Commission Select the county — Arkansas state agency involved in organizing, digitizing, and maintaining the records of state and local history.
 * Local libraries and Arkansas Archives and Libraries may suggest other catalogs

Societies
Marion County Genealogy Society Marion County Library, Yellville, Arkansas

Websites
Sites with online indexes or images of records
 * ARGenWeb - Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives - Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * RootsWeb - Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions

More Marion County genealogy links
 * Linkpendium - Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList - Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)