Formed March 1, 1820 from Delaware County · county seat Marion. Repository addresses, online record links, and a free printable record checklist below.
Short episodes that walk through Marion County's records, one record type at a time.
Formation · Settlers & Migration · Probate · Land · Tax · Churches · Newspapers · Where to Look
Watch on YouTube222 W. Center St., Marion, OH 43302 · (740) 223-4060
co.marion.oh.us — Family Division
Estates, guardianships, and marriage licenses. Probate was merged into the county's Family Court in 2003 along with Juvenile and Domestic Relations, so all probate business runs through this one office.
222 W. Center St., Marion, OH 43302 · (740) 223-4100
Deeds, mortgages, liens, and other real-property instruments. Online records search available through the office's Fidlar portal.
100 N. Main Street, Marion, OH 43302 · (740) 223-4270
co.marion.oh.us/elected_offices/clerk_of_courts/index.php
Divorces, civil suits (including partition suits that divide land among heirs), and Common Pleas journals. Before 1852, this court also handled wills and estates.
222 W. Center Street, Suite 1031, Marion, OH 43302 · (740) 223-4020
Current tax lists and property transfer records. Early tax duplicates are on FamilySearch and at the Ohio History Connection.
445 E. Church St., Marion, OH 43302 · (740) 387-0992
marionlibrary.org — Genealogy Resources
County histories, city directories, biographical sketches, family histories, cemetery inscriptions, plat maps, census indexes, and local newspapers on microfilm. Reference-only; in-library access to Ancestry Library Edition.
PO Box 844, Marion, OH 43301 · resource room at Heritage Hall, 169 E. Church St.
Meets 1st Saturday of the month, March–December, 10am (no meetings Jan/Feb). Resource room shares a building with the Historical Society below but is a separate organization.
169 E. Church St., Marion, OH 43302 · (740) 387-4255
A separate organization from MAGS above, though the two are closely linked and share a building — also home to the Wyandot Popcorn Museum.
181 S. Main St., Marion, OH 43302 · (740) 387-3604
marionpublichealth.org — Birth & Death Certificates
Birth certificates 1908–present; deaths in Marion County 1954–present. For earlier deaths, check the Probate Court or the Ohio Department of Health / FamilySearch microfilm.
Not sure which office has what? See Which County Office Holds What.
Many Marion County record books are filmed and free to view at FamilySearch (free account required).
In Full-Text Search, add Marion County, Ohio as the place to find names inside handwritten deeds, wills, and court books. How to use it.
Marion County was formed in 1820 from Delaware County. For records made before then, search the parent county:
Part of Marion County lies in the Virginia Military District, land Virginia set aside for its Revolutionary War veterans. It was surveyed in irregular metes and bounds, and the first owners' records follow a warrant, entry, survey, and patent trail.
Part of Marion County lies in the U.S. Military District, federal land set aside to pay Continental Army veterans of the Revolutionary War with bounty land warrants.
Other parts of the county were federal Congress Lands or smaller special tracts. Where land was sold by the federal government, the first purchase appears as a federal patent.
Titles that covered Marion County, historic and current, with where to search each one. Not every historic title has been digitized — several survive only on microfilm.
| Title | Years | Where to Search |
|---|---|---|
| Marion Star (incl. Marion Daily Star, Marion Weekly Star) | 1877-present | Newspapers.com (1877-present); OldNews.com; Ancestry Library Edition |
| Marion Daily Mirror | 1892-1912 | Chronicling America (1907-1912); Ohio Memory; GenealogyBank |
| Marion Observer | 1832 | Chronicling America (full short run digitized) |
| Marion Democratic Mirror | 1840-1899 | Microfilm only — Marion Public Library; Ohio History Connection |
| Marion Independent | 1857-1896 | Microfilm only — Marion Public Library; Ohio History Connection |
| Marion County Republican | 1857-1862 | Microfilm only — Marion Public Library |
| Marion Ohio Tribune (incl. Semi-Weekly Tribune) | 1912-1923 | Microfilm only — Marion Public Library; Ohio History Connection |
| Prospect Monitor (Prospect, OH) | 1896-1956 | Microfilm only — Marion Public Library |
Fill in what you're looking for, print it, and take it with you to the courthouse or library.
Brick Walls & Buckeyes
brickwallsbuckeyes.com · Marion County, Ohio
Addresses and links last checked October 2026.
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