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The county was created by the Alabama Territorial General Assembly on February 13, 1818, preceding Alabama's statehood by almost two years. It was created from land acquired from the Chickasaw Indians by the Treaty of 1816. It was named in honor of General Francis Marion (1732–1795), an American Revolutionary War hero from South Carolina who was known as "The Swamp Fox." Many early settlers of Marion County came from Kentucky and Tennessee after General Andrew Jackson established the Military Road.
Adjacent Counties
- Franklin County
- Itawamba County, Mississippi
- Monroe County, Mississippi
- Winston County
- Fayette County
- Walker County
- Lamar County
Cities, Towns & Communities
- Barnesville
- Bear Creek
- Bexar
- Brilliant
- Byrd
- Glen Allen (part)
- Gu-Win (part)
- Guin
- Hackleburg
- Haleyville (part)
- Hamilton (County Seat)
- Pigeye
- Pikeville
- Pull Tight
- Shottsville
- South Haleyville
- Texas
- Twin
- Winfield (part)
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