Marion County, Oregon Genealogy

History and Tidbits
Marion county was renamed from Champoeg County 3 September 1849. Named for Francis Marion, a Continental Army general in the American Revolutionary War. Part was taken for Wasco 11 June 1854.

The county seat is Salem, which is also state capital of State of Oregon.

County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Marion County Court House as of November 2007.

Cities
Aumsville | Aurora | Detroit | Donald | Gates | Gervais | Hubbard | Idanha | Jefferson | Keizer | Mount Angel | Saint Paul | Salem | Scotts Mills | Silverton | Stayton | Sublimity | Turner | Woodburn

Unincorporated Communities
Ale |Badger Corner | Belle Passi | Bethany | Bethel Gospel Park | Breitenbush | Breitenbush Hot Springs | Brooks | Butteville | Champoeg | Chemawa | Clear Lake | Clymer | Dencer | Dominic | Downs | Drake Crossing | Elkhorn | Elkhorn Woods | Fairfield | Four Corners | Fruitland | Grabenhorst Corner | Hayesville | Hazel Green | Highland Station | Hullt | Jawbone Flats | Labish Center | Labish Village | Lachmund | Lakebrook | Liberty | Macleay | Marion | McKee | Mehama | Middle Grove | Mill City | Monitor | Niagara | Noble | North Howell | Oak Park | Pratum | Rosedale | Saint Louis | Salem Station | Santiam City | Shaw | Sidney | Stayton | Sunnyside | Talbot | West Stayton | West Woodburn | Willard | Young

Neighboring Counties
Clackamas | Jefferson | Linn | Polk | Yamhill | Wasco

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

Vol. 21 page 180 - Mount Angel Cemetery, Mount Angel

Trivia Tidbits: Little biographic bits associated with the names of non-population localities.

Genealogy Websites
The Marion County GenWeb Project part of The ORGenWeb Project, a state project affiliated with The USGenWeb Project

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