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{{Infobox U.S. County | county = Harrison County | county_map = | state = Indiana | state_map = Indiana.png | latd = | longd = | founded year = 1808 | founded date = October 11 | seat = Corydon | building image = | building address = Harrison County; 300 N Capitol Ave; Corydon, IN 47112-1139; Ph. 812.738.4289 Details: (Co Hlth Dept has b & d rec from 1882; Co Clk has m, pro & ct rec from 1809, div rec from 1815 & land rec from 1807

County Courthouse

Harrison County; 300 N Capitol Ave; Corydon, IN 47112-1139; Ph. 812.738.4289 Details: (Co Hlth Dept has b & d rec from 1882; Co Clk has m, pro & ct rec from 1809, div rec from 1815 & land rec from 1807

History

Parent County

1808--Harrison County was created 11 October 1808 from Knox and Clark Counties.
County seat: Corydon ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Crawford
• Floyd
• Hardin County, Kentucky
• Jefferson County, Kentucky
• Meade County, Kentucky
• Washington

Resources

Cemeteries

• Cemeteries for Harrison County - Linkpendium
• Location of Harrison County Cemeteries By Township -INGenWeb
  

Census

For tips on accessing Harrison County, Indiana census records online, see: Indiana Census.

• Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Harrison County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Harrison County, Indiana: Census Records and Indexes - Linkpendium

Church

Court

Land

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 FHL Collection  other libraries  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 FHL Collection  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

Maps

• Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military

• Harrison County Military Index (Source: 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, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
  

• Civil War, 1861-1865

1. Corydon Battle Summary 1863 (Source: American Battlefield Protection Program)

• World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918

1. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Harrison County (Source: Explore Ancestry ) ($)

• World War II, 1941-1945 

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

Civil War

Civil War Battle

The following Civil War battle was fought in Harrison County.

• July 9, 1863 = Corydon^[2]

Map showing Civil War battles in Indiana.

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 Reorganzied 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
  

article on the Civil War

•  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

Newspapers

Probate

School Records

• Directory of Teachers (1936) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Taxation

Vital Records

• Vital Records - Linkpendium

• Indiana State Digital Achives for Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)
  

• Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con $
  

• Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992  - FamilySearch
  

• Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959  - FamilySearch
  

• Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Societies and Libraries 

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.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Harrison County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
2. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 13 August, 2012)