Marion County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Marion County

County Courthouse
courthouse fire 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

Record Loss
1845 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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 ($).

Marriages

 * Marriages 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers

Probate

 * 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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * 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