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Marion County is located in the Central Highlands Region of Florida.  This region is comprised of beautiful rolling hills, an abundance of wonderful pastureland, and a mild climate.  It has become renowned for its suitabilty for Horse Ranching.  Several horses from Marion County have competed in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes. Originally what is now known as Marion County was part of Alachua County, Hillsborough County, and Mosquito (now Orange) County.  Marion County was created on March 14, 1844.  It was named for General Francis Marion, of South Carolina, also known as the "Swamp Fox" during the Revolutionary War.  Marion County drew many of its earliest settlers from South Carolina.  One hundred years after its creation Marion County boasted a population of 35,132 persons.  Within Marion County are the following cities/towns: Ocala, the county seat; Dunnellon; Belleview; Reddick; McIntosh; and Citra. Marion County has two significant natural sites.  First, near Ocala, are the beautiful springs which attract thousands of visitors annually - Silver Springs.  Secondly, is the Ocala National Forest, which covers 389,000 acres of land.  Established in 1908, it is the oldest National Forest east of the Mississippi River and southernmost in the continental U.S.  It is the largest existing area of Sand Pine, or Scrub Pine.

• Genealogical Oriented Pages - contains links to Surname Registers, Query Pages, etc.
• Cemeteries - links to some cemetery info in Marion County.
• Churches - links to local churches in Marion County.
• Lookups, Books For Sale, & Other - genealogical information.
• Mailing List Subscription - for genealogy researchers in Marion County.
• Historical & Background Items of Interest - has some general history of Marion County and items of interest for today.
• Marion County Links - contains links to sites with other info related to Marion County.
• Genealogy of Marion County - shows ancestor counties of Marion County and when they were formed.
• Neighboring Counties - shortcuts to neighboring counties.
• Genealogy Quotes - some philosophical thoughts on why we do genealogy.

Genealogically Oriented Pages

Birth, Death, & Marriage Records

If you are searching for birth, death, or marriage information for any county in Florida, you should be aware of the information maintained by the Florida State Vital Records Office.  You will need to use your browser's backspace key to return here.

You can also find birth, death, and marriage information at the site maintained by Ancestry.com.  Access to the information there will require a paid subscription.  It is located at: Florida Vital Records Information.  On the related page for Marion County, Marion County Vital Records, you will find the address and phone number for the local office. And, also links to images for the Marion County U.S. Federal Census for 1830 through 1930 (excluding 1890, of course).  Again, you will need to use your browser's backspace key to return here.

 Surname Register

 Queries at:   RootsWeb   GenForum

Queries through December 1998

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Cemeteries      

• Cedar Grove Cemetery.
• Electra Cemetery.
• Gore Cemetery.
• Kendrick Memorial Gardens.
• Long Family Cemetery.
• McIntosh Town Cemetery.

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Books for Sale & Lookup

We welcome offers to lookup references in privately held books. Please e-mail me with any such offers.  Meanwhile, please check out what's already been offered.

FLGenWeb Archives

We are uploading files daily.  Please help us get more information online for everyone to share.  Visit often to see what we've added.

Florida Family Surnames and Genealogy Pages

If you have your own WebPage on one or more of the surnames you are researching, consider registering it with the others at the Florida Family Surnames and Genealogy Pages.

Florida Unknown County Queries

If you have a query, but do not know which county in Florida to search, try the Florida Unknown County Query Page.

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E-Mail List for Marion County Genealogy

Darrel Bell manages the E-Mail Distribution List for Marion County Genealogy.  He invites anyone interested in Marion County Genealogy to subscribe by sending an e-mail message that contains the word

subscribe
and nothing else, ... to:
FLMARION-L-request@rootsweb.com

If you prefer DIGEST mode, send the e-mail instead to

FLMARION-D-request@rootsweb.com

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DIGEST mode sends postings in one message when accumulated messages reach a set size limit
Regardless of which mode is preferred, all postings must go to:

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Historical & Background Items of Interest

Marion County History

Originally what is now known as Marion County was at one time a part of Alachua County, Hillsborough, and Mosquito (current Orange) Counties.  On March 14, 1844 Marion County was born.  Named for General Francis Marion also known as the "Swamp Fox" during the Revolutionary War.  Marion County drew many of its earliest settlers from South Carolina.

Marion County Today

If you would like to know more about Marion County today and where you might find additional contemporary sources of genealogical data, you might like to visit Marion County, Ocala, Dunnellon, Belleview, Reddick, McIntosh, and Citra.  You will need to use your browser's back key to return to this site.

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Links

	Marion County Library
	Marion County Genealogical Society
	Marion County Independent History & Genealogy - affiliated with the American History & Geneaology Project.
	Ocala Chapter of the Florida DAR
	Ocala Chapter of the Florida SAR
	Social Security Death Index

Florida Mayflower Society   James Chilton Colony located in The Villages to our South.   William Mullins Colony located in Ocala and Gainesville. Webmaster's Note:  We are fortunate to have two local colonies of the Florida Mayflower Society.

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Genealogy of Marion County with shortcuts to Ancestor Counties

  Alachua Co (1824)       Hillsborough Co (1834)     Mosquito, now Orange Co (1824)

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                          Marion Co (1844)

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Shortcuts to Neighboring Counties

      Alachua   Putnam



Levy     Marion     Volusia



Citrus   Sumter   Lake

  

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Genealogy Quotes

From How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn:

"I saw behind me those who had gone, and before me those who are to come.  I looked back and saw my father, and his father, and all our fathers, and in front to see my son, and his son, and the sons upon sons beyond.

And their eyes were my eyes.

As I felt, so they had felt and were to feel, as then, so now, as tomorrow and forever.  Then I was not afraid, for I was in a long line that had no beginning and no end, and the hand of his father grasped my father's hand, and his hand was in mine, and my unborn son took my right hand, and all, up and down the line that stretched from Time That Was to Time That Is, and Is Not Yet, raised their hands to show the link, and we found that we were one, born of Woman, Son of Man, made in the Image, fashioned in the Womb by the Will of God, the Eternal Father."

- My thanks, for reminding me of the above passage, to John McGowan (Webmaster, Hyde County NCGenWeb). - RBD     

From Psalm 103:                   [As taken from the Charles Dowty Family Bible published in New York by American Bible Society, in 1829]

"15  As for man, his days are as grass:
        as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

 16  For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone;
        and the place thereof shall know it no more."

- My thanks, for reminding me of the above passage, to Duke Doughty (Editor, The Doughty Tree). - RBD     

From Ecclesiastes Chapter 1:                   [Ernest Hemingway's book titled The Sun Also Rises (1926) comes from this passage.]

"4  One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh:
        but the earth abideth forever.

 5  The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down,
        and hasteth to his place where he arose."

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Last Updated:  June 26, 2007
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