Marion County is named for Francis Marion, who was a general in the American Revolutionary War and who lived from 1732 to 1795.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Taney County, Missouri and Ozark County, Missouri
E – Baxter County
S – Searcy County
W – Boone County
Created: September 29, 1836
County Seat:
Yellville 1836 – 1870
Sherman 1870 – 1871
Yellville 1871 – present
County Courthouse – Yellville
Location: 300 East Old Main Street / North Berry Street
Built: 1943 – 1944
Style: Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne
Architect: Tom Eads of Fayetteville
Contractor: Tom Eads of Fayetteville
Description: The building faces south and is a two story buff colored stone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Yellville. The south front has a projecting center section with a porch having an arched entrance on the first story and recessed doorway. On the second story above the porch, is an arched window. Octagonal steep roofs are at each corner of the front with a square white colored concrete section on the roof top. The building forms a “T” shape with an east and west wing and large north wing. In the interior, the County Circuit Court courtroom is located along the north side of the second story. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 14th Judicial Circuit.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Marion County Courthouse
County Court Complex – Yellville
Location: 105 South Berry Street / East Old Main Street
Built: 1957 – 1959
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown Wittenberg Delony & Davidson of North Little Rock
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces north and is a one story light red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Yellville to the southeast of the courthouse. The main section is square shaped along the east side with a west wing. The roof line is flat. In the interior is the County District Court courtroom. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 10th Judicial Circuit. The building is named as the County Court Complex and was formerly the Arkansas Power & Light Building.
See: The 14th Judicial Circuit includes Baxter County, Boone County and Newton County.
History: The county was created in 1836 and Shawneetown was designated as the county seat and the name was changed to Yellville. The first court met at the log cabin residence of Thomas Adams. The first courthouse was built in 1837 and was burned in 1863 during the Civil War. The county seat was moved to Sherman in 1970 and returned to Yellville in 1871. The second courthouse was built around 1871 but was also destroyed by fire in 1887. The third courthouse was constructed by Jim Wickersham in 1890 and was destroyed by fire in 1899. The fourth courthouse was designed by George E McDonald and constructed in 1905 and was destroyed by fire on January 12, 1943. The fifth and present courthouse was constructed in 1943 to 1944 at a cost of $35,000.
County Courthouse – Yellville
County Circuit Court courtroom
County Court Complex – Yellville
County Circuit Court courtroom
Photos taken 2011, 2025 and 2026
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