Marion County, West Virginia Genealogy

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County Courthouse

 * [[Image:Marion County, West Virginia Courthouse.JPG|thumb|right|400px]] Marion County

217 Adams Street

Fairmont, WV 26554

304-367-5440


 * County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records from 1872
 * Clerk Circuit Court probate and land records

History


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

Parent County
1842--Marion County was created 14 January 1842 from Monongalia and Harrison Counties. County seat: Fairmont

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Marion County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Harrison
 * Monongalia
 * Taylor
 * Wetzel

Census
Join us in indexing the 1940 Census

LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Fairmont

Maps
Map of 1850 Virginia and West Virginia

Military

West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

NATURALIZATION
West Virgina, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

 Newspapers

Probate
West Virginia Will Books

Vital Records
Church

Societies and Libraries
Marion County Genealogical Club, Inc.

Marion County Library, Monroe Street

Fairmont, West Virginia, 26554

Marion County Family History Hall of Fame "May we preserve their memories &amp; Contributions!"

Please add biography of historians and genealogist

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Fairmont West Virginia Family History Center

Web Sites


http://www.cyndislist.com/us/wv

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