Marion County (standard abbreviation: MN) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 12,660 people lived there. The county seat is Marion. The county was named after Francis Marion, a Brigadier General of the American Revolutionary War, known as the "Swamp Fox".

History

21st century
In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was built north to south through Marion County. There was a lot of controversy over road damage, tax exemption, and environmental concerns (if a leak ever occurs).

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (1.0%) is water.

Marion County is in the Great Plains. The eastern part of the county is part of the Flint Hills.

People

Government

Presidential elections

Education

Unified school districts
 Centre USD 397
 Students in Lincolnville, Lost Springs, Pilsen, Tampa, Ramona, Antelope, rural areas
 Centre High School, in rural area between Lincolnville and Lost Springs
 Peabody-Burns USD 398
 Students in Peabody, Burns, Wonsevu, rural areas
 Peabody-Burns Junior/Senior High School, in Peabody
 Marion USD 408
 Students in Marion, Florence, Eastshore, Canada, Aulne, Marion County Lake, rural areas
 Marion High School, in Marion
 Hillsboro USD 410
 Students in Hillsboro, Lehigh, Durham, rural areas
 Hillsboro High School, in Hillsboro
 Goessel USD 411
 Students in Goessel, rural areas
 Goessel High School, in Goessel

Colleges
 Tabor College, in Hillsboro
 Butler Community College (remote campus), in Marion

Communities

Cities

 Burns (previously known as St. Francis)
 Durham (previously known as Durham Park)
 Florence
 Goessel (previously known as Gnadenfeld)
 Hillsboro (previously known as Hill City)
 Lehigh
 Lincolnville
 Lost Springs
 Marion (previously known as Marion Centre)
 Peabody (previously known as Coneburg)
 Ramona
 Tampa

References

More reading

County
 Our Nation Called : Marion County Answered - Honoring Our Marion County Kansas Veterans; Hillsboro Free Press; 192 pages; 2012.
 The Days of June : Recollections of a Country Sheriff; Tracy Mayes; Leathers Pub; 72 pages; 1999; .
 Touring Marion County : pioneers, lakes, & the mighty Santa Fe; Robert Collins; 1993.
 Marion County Kansas : Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; 344 pages; 1972; LCCN 72-92041.
 Atlas of Marion County, Kansas: containing maps, plats of the townships, alphabetical rural directory, histories of churches, etc., families, farms, churches and pictures of general interest; Tri-Tabula Co; 1971.
 The Early Schools of Marion County Kansas; Wilma Stewart Stallwitz; Located at Peabody Township Library; 33 pages; 1960.
 Picture Story of the Flood Waters in Marion and Vicinity; July 1951. This book contains pictures from Marion, Florence, and Peabody.
 The Scully Land System in Marion County, Kansas; Homer Socolofsky; Kansas State University; 110 pages; 1944/1947.
 World War Roll of Honor : Marion County Kansas 1917-1920; Alexander and Dean; 221 pages; 1920.
 Marion County, Kansas; Alex E. Case; 1894.
 Portrait and Biographical Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson, and Marion Counties, Kansas; Chapman Bros; 614 pages; 1893.
 Hand-book of Marion County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 40 pages; 1888.
 All About Marion County, Kansas; E.W. Hoch; Marion County Record; 1876.
 Plat Book of Marion County, Kansas; W.W. Hixson & Co; 1928.
 Standard Atlas of Marion County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 99 pages; 1921.
 Standard Atlas of Marion County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 103 pages; 1902.
 Atlas of Marion County, Kansas; Davy Map and Atlas Co; 87 pages; 1885.

Trails
 Marion County Auto Tour of the Santa Fe Trail; Cottonwood Crossing Chapter of Santa Fe Trail Association.; 2 pages; 2011.
 The Story of the Marking of the Santa Fe Trail by the Daughters of the American Revolution in Kansas and the State of Kansas; Almira Cordry; Crane Co; 164 pages; 1915.
 The National Old Trails Road To Southern California, Part 1 (LA to KC); Automobile Club Of Southern California; 64 pages; 1916.

Mennonite Settlements and Churches
 The Varieties of Kansas German Dialects after 150 Years of German Group Settlement in Kansas, William D. Kell, 2006.
 The Ebenfeld Church in Action, 1876-1976.
 1874 Mennonite Immigration Centennial; Mennonite Life; Mid-Year 1974.
 The Disciples of Menno Simonis: Their Settlement in Central Kansas; Frank Leslie's Illustrated; Mennonite Life; September 1999.
 Alexanderwohl Villages in Kansas, 1874 (map) ; P.U. Schmidt; Mennonite Life; October 1949.
 The Alexanderwohl Church Building; Alvin Gooseen; Mennonite Life; December 1974.
 Impact of Mennonite settlement on the cultural landscape of Kansas; Brenda Martin; Kansas State University; 1985/1988. 
 Mennonite settlement : the relationship between the physical and cultural environment; Susan Movle; University of Utah; 1975/1886.
 Status of Mennonite women in Kansas in their church and home relationships; Eva Harshbarger; Bluffton College; 1925/1945.
 The Disciples of Menno Simonis: Their Settlement in Central Kansas; Frank Leslie's Illustrirte Zeitung; March 20, 1875. (German version of English article)
 The Disciples of Menno Simonis: Their Settlement in Central Kansas; Frank Leslie's Illustrated; March 20, 1875. (English)

Other websites

County
 
 Marion County - Directory of Public Officials
 Marion County - Economic Development Council 
News
 Marion County Record - official newspaper
 Counties join effort to help revitalize rural Kansas in 2011, KSN at archive.org
Historical
 Marion County cemetery list, archive of KsGenWeb
 Marion County history bibliography, Kansas Historical Society
 Marion County school bibliography, Kansas Historical Society
 Marion County court records on microfilm , Kansas Historical Society
 History of Early Marion County Newspapers, 1916
 Detailed map of Santa Fe Trail, Pioneer trails 
Maps
 Marion County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, 1918, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

 
1855 establishments in Kansas Territory