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Marion is an unincorporated community in Twiggs County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.

History

The community was named after Francis Marion (c. 1732–1795), army officer during the American Revolutionary War, known as the Swamp Fox. Marion was once the county seat of Twiggs County.

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Marion as a town in 1816; the town's municipal charter was repealed in 1834. A post office was established at Marion in 1812, and remained in operation until 1868.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marion, Georgia
2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 144. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
3. Knight, Lucian Lamar (1914). Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends. Published by the author. p. 1007.
4. Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1835. p. 262.
5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 15, 2019.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Twiggs County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Jeffersonville
Cities	Allentown‡ Jeffersonville
Town	Danville‡
Unincorporated communities	Bullard Dry Branch‡ Fitzpatrick Huber Marion Myricks Mill Ripley Tarversville
Ghost town	Westlake
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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