Harrison County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Harrison County

Guide to Harrison County Missouri 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 Circuit Court has marriage and divorce records from 1845; Probate Judge has probate records from 1853

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

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Harrison County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * 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

Catholic
Eagleville


 * 1871-1876 - Eagleville Marriage Index 1871-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Railroad Camp, Bethany


 * 1870 - Railroad Camp, Bethany, Baptism Index 1870. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881 - Railroad Camp, Bethany, Marriage Index 1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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.

Maps



 * 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.

Births

 * 1883-1889 - Harrison County Birth Index 1883-1889. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1893 - Harrison County Death Index 1883-1893. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries

 * Harrison County, MO Genealogical Society

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, MissouriUSGenWeb.