- Name
- Harrison
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- Alternate names
- Harrison (Getty Vocabulary Program)
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- Type
- County
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- Coordinates
- 38.2°N 86.117°W
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- Located in
- Indiana, United States (1808 - )
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- See also
- Crawford, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Floyd, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Jackson, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Lawrence, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Orange, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Washington, Indiana, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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| Contained Places
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- Inhabited place
- Bradford
- Breckenridge
- Byrneville
- Cedar Farm Landing
- Central Barren
- Central
- Corydon
- Crandall
- Davidson
- Depauw
- Dixie
- Dogwood
- Elizabeth
- Evans Landing
- Fairdale
- Fishtown
- Frenchtown
- Glidas
- Gurley Landing
- Hancock Chapel
- Happy Hollow
- Harrison Grange
- Kings Store
- Laconia
- Lanesville
- Little Saint Louis
- Locust Point
- Lottick Corner
- Macedonia
- Mauckport
- Moberly
- Morvins Landing
- Mott Station
- New Amsterdam
- New Boston
- New Middletown
- New Salisbury
- Palmyra
- Ramsey
- Rehoboth
- Rosewood
- Salina
- Seven Springs
- Sugar Grove
- Titus
- Tobacco Landing
- Valley City
- White Cloud
- Wynnsboro
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- Township
- Franklin
- Harrison
- Scott
- Taylor
- Webster
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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 34,325. The county seat is Corydon6.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Harrison County was formed in 1808. It was the first Indiana county formed by the territorial Legislature and not the Governor. It was named for William Henry Harrison, Governor of Indiana Territory and later U.S. President.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1807 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1808 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1809 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1809 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1809 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1882 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1810 | 3,595
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| 1820 | 7,875
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| 1830 | 10,273
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| 1840 | 12,459
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| 1850 | 15,286
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| 1860 | 18,521
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| 1870 | 19,913
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| 1880 | 21,326
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| 1890 | 20,786
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| 1900 | 21,702
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| 1910 | 20,232
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| 1920 | 18,656
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| 1930 | 17,254
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| 1940 | 17,106
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| 1950 | 17,858
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| 1960 | 19,207
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| 1970 | 20,423
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| 1980 | 27,276
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| 1990 | 29,890
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Research Tips
External links
www.jbntrlco.com/~straub/
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