Harrison County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Clark and Knox Counties in 1808
 * County Seat: Corydon

Description
The county was named for William Henry Harrison. Its county seat is Corydon and was founded December 1, 1808. It is located in the South Central area of the state.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Crawford •  Washington  •  Floyd  •  Jefferson  •  Bullitt  •  Hardin  •  Meade

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Indiana County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Indiana County Boundary Maps" (1790-1873) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries for Harrison County - Linkpendium

Census Records

 * Selected Residents of Harrison County, Indiana Territory (1809) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Harrison County (1880) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Harrison County, Indiana: Census Records and Indexes - Linkpendium

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, 1972. Online at: FHL US/CAN Film 934899 Item 4 ; Internet Archive; Other Libraries
 * Historical Almanac of Harrison County, Indiana. By  Arville L. Funk. 1974. Corydon, Ind: Alfco Publications. 977.2 A1 no. 40 FHL US/CAN Book ; Other Libraries
 * Illustrated Atlas and History of Harrison County, Indiana: containing maps of villages, cities and townships of the County... . By F. A. Bulleit. Internet Archive
 * Indiana's Birthplace: a History of Harrison County, Indiana. By William H. Roose. 2010. [LaVergne, TN]: Kessinger Publishing. Online at: Google books; Other Libraries


 * History for Harrison County - Linkpendium

Land and Property

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

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military Records

 * 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) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Veterans of Early Wars Buried in Harrison County - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

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:


 * Wolfe, Simeon K. and Attia Porter, "The Battle of Corydon", (Indiana Magazine of History 54, no. 2 (June 1958): 131-140.) 1863, Harrison County (Corydon) Abstract and Bibliographic Information; Article PDF


 * Corydon Battle Park, includes local military involved and casualty information


 * Corydon Battle Summary; fought in Harrison County - July 9, 1863, American Battlefield Protection Program - Corydon


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Indiana.

World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918

 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Harrison County - Ancestry ($)
 * 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II, 1941-1945

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

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1798 – 1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry.com ($) — index and images

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers (1936) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

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

Societies

 * Harrison County Historical Society 117 West Beaver Street Corydon, IN 47112 Website
 * Southern Indiana Genealogical Society PO Box 665 New Albany, IN 47151 Phone: 812-949-3527 Email: [mailto:sigsvolunteer@gmail.com sigsvolunteer@gmail.com] Website
 * Historical Society of Harrison County 5850 Devil's Elbow Road NW Corydon, IN 47112 Phone: 812-738-2828 or 812-736-2373 Email: [mailto:karengleitz@hotmail.com karengleitz@hotmail.com] Website

Family History Centers

 * Brandenburg Kentucky Family History Center

Vital Records

 * Vital Records - Linkpendium

Marriage Records

 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1780-1992 at FamilySearch
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1866-1875 Harrison County Marriage Index 1866-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Death Records

 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch Historical Records - Index only
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry ($) - index and images
 * 1905-1939 - Harrison County Death Index 1905-1939 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Websites

 * Harrison County, Indiana INGenWeb
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Harrison County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Harrison County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)