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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 on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 68,839. The county seat is Marshall. The county was created in 1839 and organized in 1842. It is named for Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and Texas revolutionary.
Harrison County comprises the Marshall micropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Longview-Marshall combined statistical area; it is located in the Ark-La-Tex region.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1838 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1869 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1850 | 11,822
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| 1860 | 15,001
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| 1870 | 13,241
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| 1880 | 25,177
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| 1890 | 26,721
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| 1900 | 31,878
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| 1910 | 37,243
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| 1920 | 43,565
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| 1930 | 48,937
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| 1940 | 50,900
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| 1950 | 47,745
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| 1960 | 45,594
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| 1970 | 44,841
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| 1980 | 52,265
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| 1990 | 57,483
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