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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2000, the population is 16,140. The county seat is Yellville. Marion County is Arkansas's 35th county and its first following statehood, formed on September 25 1836 and named for Francis Marion, an American General in the Revolutionary War. Prior to the 2006 general election, the county was a dry county, prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1835 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1887 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1887 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1887 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1887 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 1,325
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| 1850 | 2,308
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| 1860 | 6,192
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| 1870 | 3,979
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| 1880 | 7,907
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| 1890 | 10,390
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| 1900 | 11,377
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| 1910 | 10,203
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| 1920 | 10,154
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| 1930 | 8,876
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| 1940 | 9,464
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| 1950 | 8,609
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| 1960 | 6,041
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| 1970 | 7,000
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| 1980 | 11,334
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| 1990 | 12,001
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Research Tips
The Rootsweb county site and the Genweb archives are particularly helpful for late 19th/early 20th century research in this county. The county site has a large obituary collection, and the archives has newspaper abstracts covering about 20 years.
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