Harrison County

Harrison County was created in 1808 from Clark and Knox Counties.  It is located on the Kentucky border in southern Indiana.  The county seat is Corydon.

Selected Holdings at the Indiana State Library

The following list is not complete.  Further resources may be found by searching the Indiana State Library online catalog.

Print Materials from the Genealogy Division

Immigration

Naturalization Papers
ISLG 977.201 H323ben

Marriage Records

Early Marriages, 1809-1817
ISLG 977.201 H323L

First Marriage Record, 1809-1817
ISLG 977.201 H323c

Marriage Affidavits and Certificates, 1809-1865
ISLG 977.201 H323bem & INDEX

Marriage Consents and Corrections, 1859-1882
ISLG 977.201 H323hm & hmb

Marriage Register
ISLG 977.201 H323h pt. 1

Marriages, 1809-1832
ISLG 977.201 H323sL

Marriages, 1832-1849
ISLG 977.201 H323s

WPA Index to Marriage Records, 1850-1920
ISLG 977.201 H323u v. 2-3

WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Transcripts, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 H323u v. 4

Vital Records

Death Returns, 1882-1899
ISLG 977.201 H323da

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 H323u v. 1

WPA Index to Birth Records, 1921-1941
ISLG 977.201 H323u v. 5

WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 H323u v. 6

Wills and Probates

Will Abstracts, 1809-1900
ISLG 977.201 H323wa 1809-1849, 1850-1879 & 1880-1900

Other Library Materials

• County Records on Microfilm
• Newspapers on Microfilm
• County Histories
• City Directories
• County Maps

Online Resources

Land Records

• Land Purchases, 1807-1810

Marriage Records

• Marriage Records, various

Military

• Military Index

Vital Records

• Birth Index 1882-1991

Locating Original Records

• Harrison County Clerk of Court: marriage, divorce, and court records
• Harrison County Health Department

For Further Research

• Harrison County Public Library Frederick Porter Griffin Center for Local History and Genealogy

GEN SP 11-16-2021