Historical Marker

Old Courthouse – 1848

Tazewell · Marion County · Erected 1954

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The Story

Tazewell served as Marion County's seat from 1838 until 1850, when the courthouse function moved to Buena Vista nearer the county's center. A fire in 1845 destroyed many of the records kept here.

About this site

Old Courthouse – 1848 is a historical marker in Tazewell, Marion County, erected in 1954. It is one of 7 historical markers documented in Marion County, among 29 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.3805, -84.4408 near Tazewell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Marion County Courthouse (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Tazewell Cemetery, Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery, and New Providence Baptist Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.3805, -84.4408 · Tazewell, Marion County

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Historic Place

Old Marion County Courthouse

Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery

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Cemetery

City of Buena Vista Cemetery

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Cemetery

New Providence Baptist Cemetery

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Cemetery

Buena Vista City Cemetery

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