Harrison County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Harrison County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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County Information
Description
Harrison County was named for William Henry Harrison.[2] It is located along the south-central border of the state. [3]
County Courthouse
Harrison County
300 N. Capitol Ave.
Corydon, IN 47112-1139
Phone: 812-738-4289
County Court
Harrison County Health Department
241 Atwood Street
Corydon, IN, 47112
Health Officer: Andrew Morton, MD
Phone Number: 812-738-3237
Fax: 812-738-4292
Email: help@
Health Department
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1828.
County Recorder has land records.
County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882. [4]
Health Department has birth records and death records.
Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.
Harrison County, Indiana Record Dates
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1882 | 1809 | 1882 | 1809 | 1807 | 1809 | 1807 |
Record Loss
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes
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Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[8]
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Census-designated places | ||
| Townships | ||
History Timeline
Resources
Bible Records
Biographies
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Cemeteries
Census Records
For tips on accessing Harrison County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1810 | 3,595 | — |
| 1820 | 7,875 | 119.1% |
| 1830 | 10,273 | 30.5% |
| 1840 | 12,459 | 21.3% |
| 1850 | 15,286 | 22.7% |
| 1860 | 18,521 | 21.2% |
| 1870 | 19,913 | 7.5% |
| 1880 | 21,326 | 7.1% |
| 1890 | 20,786 | −2.5% |
| 1900 | 21,702 | 4.4% |
| 1910 | 20,232 | −6.8% |
| 1920 | 18,656 | −7.8% |
| 1930 | 17,254 | −7.5% |
| 1940 | 17,106 | −0.9% |
| 1950 | 17,858 | 4.4% |
| 1960 | 19,207 | 7.6% |
| 1970 | 20,423 | 6.3% |
| 1980 | 27,276 | 33.6% |
| 1990 | 29,890 | 9.6% |
| 2000 | 34,325 | 14.8% |
| 2010 | 39,364 | 14.7% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- 1854-1863 Harrison County, Indiana, U.S., Enumeration Records of White and Colored Males, 1854-1863 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- Selected Residents of Harrison County, Indiana Territory (1809) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Harrison County (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Church Records
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository.
For more information about these major repositories, see Indiana Church Records.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records
- 1809-1825 Records and Order Book, 1809-1825(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1809-1873 Civil Order Books, Complete Record, and Fee Docket, 1809-1873(*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1811-1814 Minute Book, 1811-1814(*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1814-1914 Civil Order, Complete Record, Fee Books, Foreclosures, and Miscellaneous Records, 1814-1914(*); Circuit Court and Justice of the Peace at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1817-1819 Records, 1817-1819(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1817-1820 Order Books, 1817-1820(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1818-1954 Indiana Court Cases at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1853-1872 Partition Record, 1853-1872(*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- Abstracts of Early Wills of Harrison County, Indiana 1827-1832, The Genealogist (R. Bakehorn) - v. 1, no. 8 (Dec 1971). 1971. By Ray Bakehorn. Harrison County, Indiana : Harrison County, Indiana. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
- Indiana Archives Digital Index Records, Court Records 1830-Present at Indiana Digital Archives
Directories
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Funeral Homes
- Beanblossom-Cesar Funeral Home in Corydon.
- Brown Funeral Home in Milltown.
- Gehlbach and Royse Funeral Home in Corydon.
- Love Funeral Home in Palmyra.
- Swarens Funeral Home in Ramsey.
Genealogies
Guardianship
Land and Property Records
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents. See Indiana Land and Property for additional information about early Indiana land grants and patents.
After land was transferred from the government to private ownership, subsequent transactions were recorded at the Harrison County courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Online Land Indexes and Records
- Index to Land Purchases (1807-1810) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories
Local histories are available for Harrison County. County histories may include biographies; church, school and government histories; and military information. For more information about local histories, see Indiana Local Histories.
- Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. 1972. Compiled and published by John M. Gresham & Company. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat). 1972 version is reprint. Originally published: Chicago [Illinois] : Chicago Printing Company, 1889.
- Historical Almanac of Harrison County, Indiana. By Arville L. Funk. 1974. Corydon, Ind: Alfco Publications. 977.2 A1 no. 40 FS Library US/CAN Book FS Library Collection; WorldCat
- Illustrated Atlas and History of Harrison County, Indiana: containing maps of villages, cities and townships of the County... . 1906. By F. A. Bulleit. Corydon, Indiana : F.A. Bulleit. Online at: Internet Archive
- Indiana's Birthplace: A History of Harrison County, Indiana. 1911. By William H. Roose. New Albany, Ind : Tribune Co., Printers. Online at: Hathitrust; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers
for more resources
- Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
- Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration
Military Records
- Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives
- Harrison County Military Index (Genealogy Trails History Group)
- List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Harrison County, Indiana - Internet Archive
- Some Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Harrison County INGenWeb
- African - American Veterans in Harrison County (1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Veterans of Early Wars Buried in Harrison County at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Civil War
Civil War service men from Harrison County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Harrison County.
- 3rd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company B
- 12th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies D, E, and F
- 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 38th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and E
- 49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K, and Reorganized Company B
- 53rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and F
- 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 66th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 81st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, and K
- 97th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and I
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Harrison County:[9]
- July 9, 1863 - Corydon Battle.[10]
- Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.
World War I
- 1917-1918 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Harrison County at Ancestry ($)
- 1919 Indiana, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
World War II, 1941-1945
- Harrison County, Indiana World War II Casualties - NARA; Harrison County (NARA)
Naturalization and Citizenship
- Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.
Newspapers
Indiana newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
For more Indiana newspaper information see the wiki page Indiana Newspapers.
- 1800s-Current Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1861-2008 Indiana, Harrison County, Index Cards to Corydon Democrat Newspaper Obituaries, 1861-2008 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and abstract of obituaries
- Hoosier State Chronicles
Obituaries
Other Records
Periodicals
Probate Records
In most counties in Indiana, probate records have been kept by the county clerk of the circuit court. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the Harrison County courthouse. For more information, see Indiana Probate Records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
- 1809-1876 Record Book A and Other Records, Wills, 1809-1833, 1875-1876 of Harrison County, Indiana(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1809-1923 Will Records, 1809-1923(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1810-1918 Probate Records, 1810-1918(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1815-1829 Will Books and Probate Records, 1815-1829(*); County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records
- Directory of Teachers (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Social Security Records
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records
Indiana tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information see the wiki page Indiana Taxation.
Vital Records
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Indiana law in 1882 required registration of births and deaths in counties. The Indiana Department of Health has birth records filed after October 1907 and death records filed after January 1900 for deaths. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.
Birth
Marriage
- 1780-1992 Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
- 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
- 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
- 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
- 1811-2007 Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1866-1875 Harrison County Marriage Index 1866-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch M547151 .[11]
Death
- Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry - index, (Free collection)
- 1750-1993 Indiana Deaths and Burials, 1750-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1882-1920 Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry ($)
- 1905-1939 - Harrison County Death Index 1905-1939 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch B547151 .[11]
Divorce
Research Facilities
Archives
Listed below are archives in Harrison County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
FamilySearch Centers
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Brandenburg Kentucky FamilySearch Center
- New Albany Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Shawnee Kentucky FamilySearch Center
- Crawford County Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Jeffersonville Township Public Library - an affiliate library.
- New Albany-Floyd County Public Library - an affiliate library.
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Harrison County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
The Frederick Porter Griffin Center for Local History and Genealogy
117 W Beaver St
Corydon, IN 47112
Phone: 812-738-5412
Email: genealogy@hcpl.lib.in.us
Website
Museums
Societies
Listed below are societies in Harrison County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
Ancestral Trails Historical Society
PO Box 1796
Elizabethtown, KY 42702-1796
Phone: 270-982-0881
Email: athslibrarian@outlook.com
Facebook
Website
- Research Library at Hardin County History Museum
Historical Society of Harrison County
5850 Devil's Elbow Road NW
Corydon, IN 47112
Phone: 812-736-2373
Email: karengleitz@hotmail.com
Website
Southern Indiana Genealogical Society
180 W Spring St
PO Box 665
New Albany, IN 47150
Email: sigsvolunteer@gmail.com
Facebook
Website
- The Society's collection of genealogical materials is housed in the Indiana History Room of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library.
Websites
- Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
- Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
- Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
- List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
- Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Free and Members-only. Scroll the list.
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Michigan.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “HARRISON County, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/harrison/ accessed 3/28/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "HARRISON County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_County,_Indiana 3/28/2017.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Harrison County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_County,_Indiana (accessed 10 May 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Harrison County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_County%2C_Indiana, accessed 12 December 2019.
- ↑ National Park Service, Civil War Battles. Filter by state or battle name.
- ↑ "The Battle of Corydon", Indiana Magazine of History, 54, no. 2 (June 1958): 131-140. 1863, Harrison County (Corydon), PDF article, Corydon Battle Park, includes local military involved and casualty information.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/8/8d/Igiindianah.pdf.