Place:Marion, Arkansas, United States

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NameMarion
Alt namesMarionsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates36.233°N 92.683°W
Located inArkansas, United States     (1835 - )
See alsoBaxter, Arkansas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Boone, Arkansas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Fulton, Arkansas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Izard, Arkansas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Beckham Cemetery
Cowan Cemetery
Inhabited place
Bruno
Bull Shoals
Caney
Comal
Cowan
Dodd City
Eros
Fairview
Flippin
Freck
Georges Creek
Hand Valley
Hepsey
Keystone
Kingdom Springs
Lakeway
Monarch
Mount Perrian
Mull
Oakland
Old Buffalo
Peel
Price Place
Pyatt
Ralph
Rea Valley
Rush
Snow
Stone
Summit
Sylvia
Turkey
Verona
Yellville
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Marion County is located in the Ozark Mountains in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The county is named for Francis Marion, the famous "Swamp Fox" of the Revolutionary War. Created as Arkansas's 35th county in 1836, Marion County is home to one incorporated town and four incorporated cities, including Yellville, the county seat. The county is also the site of numerous unincorporated communities and ghost towns. The county included part of what is now Searcy County, Arkansas, with many opposing to dividing them, which helped fueled the bloody Tutt-Everett War between 1844 and 1850.

Occupying , Marion County is the 33rd smallest county in Arkansas. As of the 2010 Census, the county's population is 16,653 people in 3,531 households. Based on population, the county is the 27th smallest county of the 75 in Arkansas. Located in the Ozarks, the county is largely covered with rugged terrain and waterways, with the exception of King's Prairie in the southwestern portion. It is drained by the White River, Buffalo River, Crooked Creek, and the Little North Fork of White River. Protected areas of the county include Bull Shoals-White River State Park, Ozark National Forest, the Buffalo National River and four wildlife management areas (WMAs).

Although no Interstate highways are located in Marion County, two United States highways (U.S. Route 62 [US 62] and US 412) and eight Arkansas state highways run in the county.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1835 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1887 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1887 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1887 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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
1840 1,325
1850 2,308
1860 6,192
1870 3,979
1880 7,907
1890 10,390
1900 11,377
1910 10,203
1920 10,154
1930 8,876
1940 9,464
1950 8,609
1960 6,041
1970 7,000
1980 11,334
1990 12,001
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Marion County, Arkansas, United States

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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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