Marion County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Marion County

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

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.

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
Timeline of Marion Co's history including boundary changes.

See an interactive map of Marion County 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.

Census Records
Abstracts of Marion Co Census Records: argenweb.net/marion/census/index.html

Family Genealogies
Family lines &amp; history: argenweb.net/marion/census/index.html

Genealogy Society &amp; Society Newsletters
Link to Genealogy Society: argenweb.net/marion/historicalsociety.html and society's Newsletter argenweb.net/marion/bramblebush/index.html

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

Original land owners &amp; plats: argenweb.net/marion/maps/landowners/index.html

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Local Histories
Transcription of Earl Berry's "History of Marion County, AR": argenweb.net/marion/history/index.html

Maps
Maps: argenweb.net/marion/maps/index.html

Marriages
Marriage information taken from old newspapers and those submitted by individuals: argenweb.net/marion/marriage/howtoqry.htm

Military
Civil War


 * Men from this county served in the 3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)1 and the 7th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry.2

1Allen, Desmond Walls. The Third Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union) (Arkansas Research: Conway, Arkansas,1987).

2.Allen, Desmond Walls. The Seventh Arkansas Confederate Infantry (Desmond Walls Allen, Conway, Arkansas, 1988.

Newspapers
Abstracts from Mt Echo Newspapers: argenweb.net/marion/newspapers/index.html

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.

Photos
Photos of individuals, families, unknown people, places, etc: argenweb.net/marion/photos/index.html

Post Offices
History of Marion Co's Post Offices: argenweb.net/marion/marioncoinfo/marion-co-ar-post-offices.html

Stories &amp; Miscellaneous Information
A hodge-podge of stories &amp; miscellaneous information about Marion Co: argenweb.net/marion/stories/index.html

Townships
Townships - formation and changes: argenweb.net/marion/marioncoinfo/marion-co-ar-post-offices.html

Transcribed Records
All kinds of records that have been transcribed and indexed: argenweb.net/marion/transcribedrecords/index.html

Birth

 * 1947-1964 - Marion County Birth Index 1947-1964. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1888-1957 - Marion County Marriage Books E-P Index 1888-1957 in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1888-1923 - Marion County Marriage Books F-J Index 1888-1923 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Marion Co AR USGenWeb Project
 * Marion County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Marion County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)