Harrison County, Missouri Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has some birth records 1883-1893; Clerk of the Circuit Court has marriage and divorce records from 1845; Probate Judge has probate records from 1853.

History

 * Harrison County, Missouri History at Ancestry.com ($)

Parent County
1845 Harrison County was created 14 February 1845 from Daviess County. County seat: Bethany

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1874 Fire destroyed the courthouse January 7, 1874.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog




 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Daviess •  Decatur County, Iowa  •  Gentry  •  Grundy  •  Mercer  •  Ringgold County, Iowa  •  Worth

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Census

 * 1732-1933 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Catholic
St. Mary and Station, Andover


 * 1870 - 1878 St. Mary and Station, Andover, Baptism Index 1870-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1871 - 1885 St. Mary and Station, Andover, Marriage Index 1871-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Harrison County Bicentennial Committee (Harrison County, Mo.). Harrison County bicentennial history. Marceline, Missouri : Harrison County Bicentennial Committee, 1976.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * History of Harrison and Mercer counties, Missouri : from the earliest time to the present; together with ... family records, besides a condensed history of the state of Missouri. St. Louis : Goodspeed, 1888.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Wanamaker, George W. History of Harrison County, Missouri. Topeka-Indianapolis [Indiana] : Historical Pub. Co., 1921.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Harrison County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Harrison County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Military

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911 - 1938 at FamilySearch — index and images

Regiments

Service men in Harrison County, Missouri 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, Missouri:

World War II

 * 1941-1946 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1750 - 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1883 - 1889 Harrison County Birth Index 1883-1889. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1776-1988 - Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1846 - 1880 Harrison County, Missouri Marriages: 1846-80 (A-D) at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $

Deaths

 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies


 * Harrison County, MO Genealogical Society