Harrison County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Harrison County

History
Harrison County is named for Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and Texas revolutionary.

Parent County
1839--Harrison County was created 28 January 1839 from Shelby County. County seat: Marshall

Populated Places
Elysian Fields (unincorporated) Gill (unincorporated) Hallsville Harleton (unincorporated) Jonesville (unincorporated) Karnack (unincorporated) Latex (unincorporated) Longview (partially in county) Marshall Nesbitt Scottsville Uncertain Waskom Woodlawn (unincorporated)

Neighboring Counties

 * Caddo Parish, Louisiana
 * Gregg
 * Marion
 * Panola
 * Rusk
 * Upshur

Cemeteries

 * Andrews Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Blocker Cemetery ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Bluff Springs Cemetery ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Elysian Fields Cemetery (Old Town) ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Elysian Fields Cemetery (New Town) ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Harrison County Cemeteries ~  TXGenWeb
 * LaGrone's Chapel Cemetery ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Census
1850 Census Index

1855 School Census

1860 Census

1880 Census

1880 African American Teacher Census

1890 Veterans Schedule ~  Union

Church

 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Land
Land Survey Abstract Indicies Harrison County~ USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

1914 Map of Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith &amp; Trinity at www.rootsweb.com

Military

 * Indigent Families List ~  TXGenWeb
 * Civil War Units ~  TXGenWeb
 * Pensions ~  TXGenWeb
 * Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Fallen Heroes ~  Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Newspapers

 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

 * Harrison County Obituaries ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Harrison County Obituaries~ TXGenWeb
 * Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot ~ Texas Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)

Vital Records

 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Marshall Public Library 300 S Alamo Blvd Marshall, TX 75670 Phone: (903) 935-4465 Website

Waskom Public Library 103 Waskom Ave Waskom, TX 75692 Phone: (903) 687-3041 Website

Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.