Harrison County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Harrison County

Guide to Harrison County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parent County
1851--Harrison County was created 15 January 1851 from Pottawattamie County. It was organized 7 March 1853. County seat: Logan

Record Loss
September 1854 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties
Crawford • Monona • Pottawattamie • Shelby • Burt County, Nebraska • Washington County, Nebraska

Cemeteries
BillionGraves:


 * Linwood Cemetery, Logan
 * Modamin/Noyes Cemetery, Modamin
 * Old Frazier Cemetery, Missouri Valley

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Harris Grove

Lutheran

 * Records of the Bethany Lutheran Church, Missouri Valley, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Civil War

 * - 15th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H
 * - 29th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 15th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H :- 29th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C

Newspapers
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Family History Centers



 * Logan Iowa Family History Center 2629 260th St., Logan, IA 51546 United States Location Map