Harrison County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Harrison County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
Harrison County was named for William Henry Harrison. It is located along the south-central border of the state.

County Courthouse
Harrison County 300 N. Capitol Ave. Corydon, IN 47112-1139 Phone: 812-738-4289 County Court

Harrison County Health Department 241 Atwood Street Corydon, IN, 47112 Health Officer: Andrew Morton, MD Phone Number: 812-738-3237 Fax: 812-738-4292 Email: help@ Health Department

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1828. County Recorder has land records. County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882. Health Department has birth records and death records. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Census Records

 * Selected Residents of Harrison County, Indiana Territory (1809) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Harrison County (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1809-1825 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1809-1873 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1811-1814 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1814-1914 (*); Circuit Court and Justice of the Peace at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1817-1819 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1817-1820 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1853-1872 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Abstracts of Early Wills of Harrison County, Indiana 1827-1832, The Genealogist (R. Bakehorn) - v. 1, no. 8 (Dec 1971). 1971. By Ray Bakehorn. Harrison County, Indiana : Harrison County, Indiana. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Indiana Archives Digital Index Records, Court Records 1830-Present at Indiana Digital Archives

Funeral Homes

 * Beanblossom-Cesar Funeral Home in Corydon.
 * Brown Funeral Home in Milltown.
 * Gehlbach and Royse Funeral Home in Corydon.
 * Love Funeral Home in Palmyra.
 * Swarens Funeral Home in Ramsey.

Land and Property Records

 * Index to Land Purchases (1807-1810) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. 1972. Compiled and published by John M. Gresham & Company. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; . 1972 version is reprint. Originally published: Chicago [Illinois] : Chicago Printing Company, 1889.
 * Historical Almanac of Harrison County, Indiana. By  Arville L. Funk. 1974. Corydon, Ind: Alfco Publications. 977.2 A1 no. 40 FS Library US/CAN Book ; WorldCat
 * Illustrated Atlas and History of Harrison County, Indiana: containing maps of villages, cities and townships of the County... . 1906. By F. A. Bulleit. Corydon, Indiana : F.A. Bulleit. Online at: Internet Archive
 * Indiana's Birthplace: A History of Harrison County, Indiana. 1911. By William H. Roose. New Albany, Ind : Tribune Co., Printers. Online at: Hathitrust;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives
 * Harrison County Military Index (Genealogy Trails History Group)
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Harrison County, Indiana - Internet Archive
 * Some Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Harrison County INGenWeb
 * African - American Veterans in Harrison County (1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Veterans of Early Wars Buried in Harrison County at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Civil War Civil War service men from Harrison County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Harrison County.


 * 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company B
 * 12th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies D, E, and F
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and E
 * 49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K, and Reorganized Company B
 * 53rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and F
 * 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 66th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 81st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, and K
 * 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and I
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

''Civil War Battle The following Civil War battle was fought in Harrison County:
 * July 9, 1863 - Corydon Battle.
 * Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

World War I


 * 1917-1918 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Harrison County at Ancestry ($)
 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

World War II, 1941-1945
 * Harrison County, Indiana World War II Casualties - NARA; Harrison County (NARA)

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1861-2008 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and abstract of obituaries
 * Hoosier State Chronicles

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1876 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1809-1923 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1810-1918 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1815-1829 (*); County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — images

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast  $
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1866-1875 Harrison County Marriage Index 1866-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Death

 * Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry - index, (Free collection)
 * 1750-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1905-1939 - Harrison County Death Index 1905-1939 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Brandenburg Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * New Albany Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Crawford County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Jeffersonville Township Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * New Albany-Floyd County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
The Frederick Porter Griffin Center for Local History and Genealogy 117 W Beaver St Corydon, IN 47112 Phone: 812-738-5412 Email: [mailto:genealogy@hcpl.lib.in.us genealogy@hcpl.lib.in.us] Website

Societies
Ancestral Trails Historical Society PO Box 1796 Elizabethtown, KY 42702-1796 Phone: 270-982-0881 Email: [mailto:athslibrarian@outlook.com athslibrarian@outlook.com] Facebook Website
 * Research Library at Hardin County History Museum

Historical Society of Harrison County 5850 Devil's Elbow Road NW Corydon, IN 47112 Phone: 812-736-2373 Email: [mailto:karengleitz@hotmail.com karengleitz@hotmail.com] Website Southern Indiana Genealogical Society 180 W Spring St PO Box 665 New Albany, IN 47150 Email: [mailto:sigsvolunteer@gmail.com sigsvolunteer@gmail.com] Facebook Website
 * The Society's collection of genealogical materials is housed in the Indiana History Room of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library.

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
 * Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
 * List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
 * Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Free and Members-only. Scroll the list.
 * EveryNameIndex.com for Indiana Free online genealogy indexes for county histories. Select a county.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.