Please add people who were born, lived or died in Harrison County, Ohio.

Official Website

Harrison County was formed in 1813 and was named after General William Henry Harrison, the hero of the battle of Tippecanoe in the War of 1812 (and later to become the 9th US President).

Adjacent Counties

• Carroll County
• Jefferson County
• Tuscarawas County
• Belmont County
• Guernsey County

Villages

• Adena
• Bowerston
• Cadiz (County Seat)
• Deersville
• Freeport
• Harrisville
• Hopedale
• Jewett
• New Athens
• Scio

Other Townships & Communities: Archer, Athens, Brownsville, Conotton, East Cadiz, Franklin, Georgetown, German, Germano, Green, Laceyville, Monroe, Moorefield, New Rumley, North, Nottingham, Piedmont, Pittsburgh Junction, Rumley, Short Creek, Smyrna, Stock, Tappan and Washington

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Ohio

Links

Wikipedia

National Register of Historic Places

Genealogy Express

Harrison County Heritage & History

OH Gen Web

Genealogy Trails

Harrison County Memory Collection

RAOGK

Harrison County History - includes first land owners, early marriages, etc.

Genealogy Bank - Newspaper Archives (1851-1852, Cadiz, Ohio)