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

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
 * Location of Harrison County Cemeteries By Township -INGenWeb

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

 * 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


 * Bulleit, F. A.Illustrated atlas and history of Harrison County, Indiana: containing maps of villages, cities and townships of the County ... statistics, biographies, and history of the County, portraits of public and leading citizens 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

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 (Source: 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 (Source: Explore Ancestry ) ($)

World War II, 1941-1945

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

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

Southern Indiana Genealogical Society PO Box 665 New Albany, IN 47151 Telephone Number: 812-949-3527 E-mail: [mailto:sigsvolunteer@gmail.com sigsvolunteer@gmail.com] Website

Historical Society of Harrison County 5850 Devil's Elbow Road NW Corydon, IN 47112 Telephone Number: 812-738-2828 or 812-736-2373 E-mail: [mailto:karengleitz@hotmail.com karengleitz@hotmail.com] Website

Family History Centers

 * Brandenburg Kentucky Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the [Family History Center directory].

Vital Records

 * Vital Records - Linkpendium

Marriage Records

 * 1780-1992 - 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

 * Indiana State Digital Achivesfor Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)
 * 1882-1920 - Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch
 * 1905-1939 - Harrison County Death Index 1905-1939 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Web Sites

 * Harrison County, IN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * 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)