Marion County, Georgia
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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Marion County'''<br><br> | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Marion County'''<br><br> | ||
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| + | | county = Marion County | ||
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| + | | state = Georgia | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1837 | ||
| + | | founded date = December 14 | ||
| + | | seat = Buena Vista | ||
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| + | | building address = Marion County Courthouse<br>Courthouse Square<br>Buena Vista, GA 31803-0000<br>Phone: 912.649.2603<br>[http://www.marioncountyga.org/ '''Marion County Website'''] }} | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | + | courthouse fire 1845; all records lost; Clerk Superior<br> Court has divorce, court and land records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Marion County, Georgia. Page 158 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | |
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | [[Image:Francis Marion.JPG|thumb|right|379px]] | + | [[Image:Francis Marion.JPG|thumb|right|379px|Francis Marion.JPG]] |
The county is named after "The Swamp Fox" Revolutionary War [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Marion Brigadier General Francis Marion ](c1732-1795).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Marion "Francis Marion,"] Wikipedia.</ref> | The county is named after "The Swamp Fox" Revolutionary War [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Marion Brigadier General Francis Marion ](c1732-1795).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Marion "Francis Marion,"] Wikipedia.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 03:02, 7 March 2013
United States 
Georgia Marion County
| Marion County, Georgia | |
| Map | |
 Location of Georgia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | December 14, 1837 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Buena Vista |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Marion County Courthouse Courthouse Square Buena Vista, GA 31803-0000 Phone: 912.649.2603 Marion County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
courthouse fire 1845; all records lost; Clerk Superior
Court has divorce, court and land records[1]
History
The county is named after "The Swamp Fox" Revolutionary War Brigadier General Francis Marion (c1732-1795).[2]
Parent County
1827--Marion County was created 14 December 1837 from Lee and Muscogee Counties.
County seat: Buena Vista [3]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1845 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.
For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
- Powell, Nettie. History of Marion County, Georgia. Columbus, Ga.: Historical Pub. Co., 1931. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
- Powell, Nettie. History of Marion County, Georgia. Columbus, Ga.: Historical Pub. Co., 1931. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Maps
Marriages
- Marriages 1885-1886 (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers
Military
Newspapers
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
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
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.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Marion County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Marion County, Georgia. Page 158 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ "Francis Marion," Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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