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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Marion (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Marion. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Marion is located in Union Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Union Parish: Ashley (AR), Union (AR), Claiborne, Lincoln, Morehouse & Ouachita.

Below are the parishes/counties that are near Marion. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marion:

  • Union Parish     (The home parish of Marion)
  • Claiborne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
    • Junction City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Weldon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Wards Mill ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
  • Lincoln Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
    • Cedarton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sibley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dubach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Averit ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
    • Unionville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hico
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Choudrant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Morehouse Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
    • Bastrop
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brodnax ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
    • Collinston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Windsor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mer Rouge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Ouachita Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
    • Sterlington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairbanks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Northpark Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
    • Frost Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
    • Claiborne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Leisure Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Calhoun
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Forksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Monroe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • West Monroe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Swartz
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashley County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
    • Meridian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Crossett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • West Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
    • Crossett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elon ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • North Crossett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • North Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
  • Bradley County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
    • Blanchton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Moro Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Sturgis ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Sturgis is located in Bradley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Union County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
    • Huttig
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Bolding
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Felsenthal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Lapile
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Strong
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Urbana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Urbana is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Lawson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Crain City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Crain City is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
    • Perdue City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Perdue City is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
    • Junction City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marion, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Marion.

Cemeteries Near Marion ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marion.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Marion - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Marion had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Marion had a population of 740 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.

  • Oakland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Conway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Conway is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Farmerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Colsons ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Colsons is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colsons
  • Lapile
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
  • Moselys Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Moselys Bluff is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselys Bluff
  • Ouachita City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Point is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
  • De Siard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • De Siard is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Siard
  • Clayton ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Clayton is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • D'Arbonne
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • D'Arbonne is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Arbonne
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • New London
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • New London is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • Bastrop
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Spearsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marion.

Newspapers Published in Marion ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marion.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marion, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marion.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Marion:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Marion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.