Harrison County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Harrison County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Harrison County was named for William Henry Harrison.[2] It is located along the south-central border of the state. [3]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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.
| Marriage | Court | Land | Probate | Census | ||
| 1882 | 1809 | 1882 | 1809 | 1807 | 1809 | 1807 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
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 | ||
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
For tips on accessing Harrison County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
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| 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". | ||
- 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[edit | edit source]
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.
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- Court Records 1830-present at Indiana Digital Archives
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
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.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
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, Google Books; 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 FHL US/CAN Book FHL 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, Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- 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:
- 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 [9]
- Map showing Civil War battles in Indiana.
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[edit | edit source]
- Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
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-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[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
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.
- 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 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.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1780-1992 Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
- 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry $
- 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.[10]
Death[edit | edit source]
- 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.[10]
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Harrison County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family History 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 family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Brandenburg Kentucky Family History Center
1423 Old Ekron Rd
Brandenburg KY 40108-9374
Phone: 502 212-2526
E-mail: KY_Brandenburg@familyhistorymail.org
Website
Libraries[edit | edit source]
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 Street
Corydon, IN 47112
Phone 812-738-5412
Email:genealogy@hcpl.lib.in.us
Website
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
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
- Research Library at
Hardin County History Museum
Librarian Email:athslibrarian@outlook.com
- Research Library at
- 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
PO Box 665
180 West Spring Street
New Albany, IN 47150
Email:sigsvolunteer@gmail.com
Facebook
Website
- Their collection of genealogical materials is housed in the Indiana History Room of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library.
Websites[edit | edit source]
- 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.
- EveryNameIndex.com for Indiana Free online genealogy indexes for county histories. Select a county.
- 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[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Michigan.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL 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); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL 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.
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, accessed 13 August 2012)
- ↑ 10.010.1 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.
