• Marion County Courthouse
• Libraries

Marion County Courthouse
P.O. Box 497
Knoxville, IA 50138-0497
Phone: (641) 828-2211

Records available from the Courthouse:

The Recorder's office is located on the second floor of the courthouse. All records are indexed and a copy machine is available. The following information is available.

Birth records from July 1, 1880 to present.
Death records from July 1, 1880 to present; parents named after 1930.
Marriage records from 1845 to present; parents listed by 1899.
Deeds from 1845 to present
Affidavits from 1845 to present
Patents from 1845 to present

The Clerk of Court's office is located on the third floor of the courthouse. Most of the records (1845-present) are indexed and a copy machine is available for public use. Some documents are hard to access because of where they are stored. Examples of available records include:

Probates
Guardianship
Divorces
Partitions
Foreclosures

The Auditor's office has transfers of property from 1864. Not all records are available.

The Veterans' Affairs office maintains a list of all veterans buried in the county.

Bussey Public Library
401 Merrill
Bussey IA 50044-0039
641-944-5994

Knoxville Public Library
213 East Montgomery
Knoxville IA 50138-2296
641-828-0585
Fax: 641-828-0585
The Marion County Genealogical Society is located in the Knoxville Public Library.

Melcher Dallas Public Library
Main Street
Melcher Dallas IA 50163-0684
641-947-6700

Pella Public Library (Carnegie-Viersen Public Library)
603 Main Street
Pella IA 50219-1592
641-628-4268
Fax: 641-628-1735
NOTE: Pella Public Library and Geisler Library (below) have a shared catalog.

Webb Shadle Memorial Library
301 W Dallas
Pleasantville IA 50225-0338
515-848-5617

Geisler Library, Central College
Campus Box 6500
812 University St.
Pella, IA 50219
NOTE: Geisler Library and Pella Public Library (above) have a shared catalog.