Harrison County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Harrison County

County Courthouse
Harrison County; 300 N Capitol Ave; Corydon, IN 47112-1139; Ph. 812.738.4289 Details: (Co Hlth Dept has b &amp; d rec from 1882; Co Clk has m, pro &amp; ct rec from 1809, div rec from 1815 &amp; land rec from 1807

Parent County
1808--Harrison County was created 11 October 1808 from Knox and Clark Counties. County seat: Corydon

Neighboring Counties

 * Crawford
 * Floyd
 * Hardin County, Kentucky
 * Jefferson County, Kentucky
 * Meade County, Kentucky
 * Washington

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries for Harrison County - Linkpendium
 * Location of Harrison County Cemeteries By Township -INGenWeb

Census

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Harrison County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Harrison County, Indiana: Census Records and Indexes - Linkpendium

Local Histories

 * Funk, Arville L. 1974. Historical almanac of Harrison County, Indiana. (Corydon, Ind: Alfco Publications.) 977.2 A1 no. 40 FHL US/CAN Book  other libraries  INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic, 1972.) FHL US/CAN Film 934899 Item 4  other libraries  INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Roose, William H. 2010.Indiana's birthplace: a history of Harrison County, Indiana. ([LaVergne, TN]: Kessinger Publishing.)  other libraries  Google books


 * History for Harrison County - Linkpendium

Maps

 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military

 * Harrison County Military Index (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)


 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Harrison County, Indiana (Source: Internet Archive)


 * Some Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Harrison County INGenWeb


 * African - American Veterans in Harrison County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)


 * Civil War, 1861-1865


 * 1) Corydon Battle Summary 1863 (Source: American Battlefield Protection Program)


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


 * 1) World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Harrison County (Source: Explore Ancestry ) ($)


 * World War II, 1941-1945


 * 1) Harrison County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Harrison County.


 * July 9, 1863 = Corydon


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Indiana.

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 Reorganzied 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

article on the Civil War


 * 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

School Records

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

Vital Records

 * Vital Records - Linkpendium


 * Indiana State Digital Achivesfor Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)


 * Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con$


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * 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)