Harrison County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Harrison County

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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Harris Grove

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Harrison County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Harrison County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)