Marion County

Marion County was created November 3, 1835, from Izard County, first called Searcy County, was renamed in 1836 in honor of Francis Marion, a Revolutionary War General. Yellville is the county seat. Prior to its occupation by white settlers, this County Seat was an Indian village. It is one of the oldest settlements in Arkansas and has been under the flags of Spain, France, the United States, the Confederate States of America, the Territory of Louisiana, the Territory of Missouri, and the Territory and State of Arkansas. The landscape of Marion County is the rugged and mountainous, Ozark Mountains, inhabited for years by bluff-dwelling Native Americans and, later, by European settlers. One third of the county is under water that offers many water activities. Ranger Boat and Flippin Bass Boat Manufacturers are located in the county. Part of the Buffalo River runs through the county and features camping, hiking, canoeing, hunting, and fishing. The Lower Buffalo Wilderness Area is the state’s largest wilderness area. Bull Shoals Lake has 19 parks scattered around its 1,000 mile shoreline. The Ozark villages are populated by crafters from spring to late fall that brings a large number of visitors to this area.

Marion County Courthouse
Yellville 72687

8704496231

County Officials   Phone   Fax   E-Mail
County Judge   James "Pete" Giles   (870) 449-6231   (870) 449-4369   mcjudge@yellville.net
County Clerk   Dee Carleton   (870) 449-6226   (870) 449-4979   clerkmarioncounty@yahoo.com
Circuit Clerk   Dee Carleton   (870) 449-6226   (870) 449-4979   clerkmarioncounty@yahoo.com
County Sheriff   Roger Vickers   (870) 449-4236   (870) 449-4869  
County Collector   Cathy Brightwell   (870) 449-6253   (870) 449-4979   mariontax@yellville.net
County Treasurer   Shirley Ply   (870) 449-6331   (870) 449-4979   mctreasurer@yahoo.com
County Assessor   Glenda Treat   (870) 449-4113   (870) 449-6056   conniebold@yahoo.com
County Coroner   Dan Duren   (870) 449-6621   (870) 449-4145  
Justice of the Peace   William Stahlman, Jr.      
Justice of the Peace   Gregg Alexander      
Justice of the Peace   Donald Austin      
Justice of the Peace   Phillip Doshier      
Justice of the Peace   John M. Kennedy      
Justice of the Peace   Terry Ott      
Justice of the Peace   Marion Wesley Shipman      
Justice of the Peace   James Underwood      
Justice of the Peace   Lowell David Waggoner