Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Harrison County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Marriages, births and deaths
- Early Marriages, 1809-1817 · print/index, Indiana State Library1809-1817
- Death Returns, 1882-1899 · print/index, Indiana State Library1882-1899
- Marriage Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1809–1958 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Index to Marriage Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1809-1817
- Marriage Affidavits · microfilm, Indiana State Library1866-1875
- Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1882-1907
- Delayed Birth Records · microfilm, Indiana State LibraryPre-1941
Wills and estates
- Will Abstracts, 1809-1900 · print/index, Indiana State Library1809-1900
- Probate Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1814–1918 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Probate Minute Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1811-1814; 1814-1829
- Probate Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1809-1813; 1817-1829; 1829-1844; 1844-1851; 1851-1858; 1858-1865; 1865-1870; 1870-1874; 1874-1877
- Probate Record Index · microfilm, Indiana State Library1810-1923
- Complete Probate Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1831-1847; 1847-1848, 1851-1855; 1855-1865; 1865-1872
- Will Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1809-1851; 1809-1832; 1851-1888; 1888-1908; 1908-1923
Court records
- Court Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1809-1817; 1815-1817; 1817-1819
- Miscellaneous Court Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1798-1844; 1809-1825
- Circuit Court Order Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1817-1825
- Circuit Court Civil Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1814–1914 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Circuit Court Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1837-1839, 1819-1822; 1826-1833; 1833-1837, 1840-1841; 1841-1847; 1847-1869
- Circuit Court Fee Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1880-1889; 1885-1893; 1889-1893; 1889-1896
- Court of Common Pleas Record Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1809-1816
- Court of Common Pleas Civil Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1852-1861; 1861-1867; 1867-1871; 1871-1873
- Index to Court of Common Pleas Civil Order Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1857-1861
- Court of Common Pleas Complete Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1861
- Court of Common Pleas Fee Docket · microfilm, Indiana State Library1809-1817
- Court of Common Pleas Minute Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1811-1814
Other records
- Complete Record of Foreclosures · microfilm, Indiana State Library1880-1884
- Tract Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1807-1841
- Partition Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1869
- Complete Partition Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1868; 1868-1872
- Corner’s Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1905-1939
- McClure Working Men’s Institute · microfilm, Indiana State Library1855-1858
- Account Book of Jas B. Slaughter · microfilm, Indiana State Library1818-1830
- Register of Negroes and Mulattoes · microfilm, Indiana State Library1853-1863
- Estray Book · microfilm, Indiana State Library1809-1817
- Seminary Record · microfilm, Indiana State Library1827-1851
Deeds and land
- Land Abstract Books · microfilm, Indiana State Library1808-1900
- Deed Records · microfilm, Indiana State Library1809–1886 · separate segments; see catalog for gaps
- Deed Index, Grantees · microfilm, Indiana State Library1809-1863; 1863-1888
- Deed Index, Grantors · microfilm, Indiana State Library1809-1843; 1842-1888
- Deed Index, Grantor/Grantee · microfilm, Indiana State Library1872-1901; 1895-1901
Naturalization records
County government
Poor relief and institutions
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected State Library print indexes, abstracts and microfilm catalog series. Multiple reels of the same title are grouped together; broad spans may contain gaps. Use the source linked on each entry for individual volumes, reel numbers and availability. This is not a complete courthouse inventory or a promise of online images. Confirm access and restrictions with the library; request certified records from their original custodian.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Harrison County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county recorder and the clerk of the circuit court, and any online record search the county offers.
- The county recorder
Deeds, mortgages and other land records.
- The clerk of the circuit court
Marriage licenses, probate (wills and estates), divorces and court cases.
- The Indiana Archives
In Indianapolis: state records and county records on microfilm, and indexes in its online Digital Archives.
- Indiana Archives and Records Administrationfree
The state archives in Indianapolis, with county records, military records and indexes in the Indiana Digital Archives.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Indiana, Harrison" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Clark County, Knox County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Clark County, Knox County
Later formed partly from Harrison County: Crawford County, Floyd County, Washington County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1808, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Indiana counties recorded births from 1882 and deaths from 1882, before statewide registration began (deaths 1900, births 1907). Ask the county health department for the early county registers.