Marion County IL Genealogy

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Marion County Records by City/Town

Alma Genealogy (39)
Carrigan Genealogy (33)
Centralia Genealogy (89)
Haines Genealogy (39)
Iuka Genealogy (48)
Kell Genealogy (33)
Kinmundy Genealogy (51)
Odin Genealogy (36)


Omega Genealogy (33)
Patoka Genealogy (39)
Raccoon Genealogy (35)
Romine Genealogy (37)
Salem Genealogy (81)
Sandoval Genealogy (48)
Vernon Genealogy (40)

Overview of Marion County Records

  • Marion County was created in 1823 from Fayette and Jefferson counties.
  • Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
  • The Marion County Clerk has birth records starting from 1878 to 1916, marriage records from 1821, and death records from 1877 to 1916.
  • The Marion County Recorder has land records from 1823.
  • The Marion County Circuit Court Clerk has court records from 1858 and probate records from 1840.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.