Marion is an unincorporated community in Cole County, Missouri, United States.
[2][3] (Note: This community should not be confused, as it has sometimes been, with Marion County, Missouri, about 90 miles to its NNE).
[4][5] The community was named for Francis Marion, an officer in the Revolutionary War.
[6] A post office was established at Marion in 1823, and remained in operation until 1953.
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