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  Harrison County, Kentucky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
The county is named for Colonel Benjamin Harrison, an advocate for Kentucky statehood, framer of the Kentucky Constitution, and Kentucky legislator.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harrison_County,_Kentucky   (381 words)

  
 boyersfamily.html
John, the oldest, was later a large landowner in Harrison County and served in the War of 1812.
The first purchase of land is shown in a deed issued September 28, 1798 to "...Jacob Boyers of the County of Harrison...a parcel of land lying in the County of harrison on the waters of Twin Creek...", recorded Deed Book 1, p.
Rachel, born January 23, 1797, died in Harrison County, Kentucky, November 17, 1850; married her first cousin, Samuel Eckler, son of Jacob and Hannah Lemmon Eckler, February 17, 1814; survived by four sons and four daughters.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ky/county/grant/index/boyersfamily.html   (502 words)

  
 History of Harrison Co., Ky.: World War I
Dept., A.P.O. 717, France), of Harrison County, Kentucky, one of America's many citizen soldiers serving on the Western Front during what was then known as 'The Great War,' regarded by some at the time as 'the war to end all wars,' only later to become known as 'just' the First World War.
Many other 'soldier boys' (and a few girls, too!) from Harrison County served in the Army, Navy, or Marines during World War I, and their excitement was surely no less than Sergeant Poindexter's when the war came to an end on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918.
To learn more of John M. Cromwell and of Harrison County's rich history visit the pages at the Harrison County Historical Society's pages devoted to Cromwell's Comments, an edited anthology of his columns as they were published in The Cynthiana Democrat in the twenties, thirties, and forties.
www.harrisoncountyky.us /ww1   (2470 words)

  
 Quilt Barn Project
Harrison County opted to make its 2005 and 2006 Make a Difference Day projects revolve around the "Quilt Barn" concept which has been carried out in other Appalachian areas.
Groves and representatives of the county at a meeting in the spring of 2005.
The Harrison County Commissioners are involved in the project and have applied for grant funding in support of the effort.
www.harrisoncountyohio.org /community/quiltbarn.htm   (1211 words)

  
 Harrison County, Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
It is located in the Bluegrass region of the state.
The elevation in the county ranges from 540 to 1060 feet above sea level.
In 2000 the county population was 17,983 in a land area of 309.68 square miles, an average of 58.1 people per square mile.
www.uky.edu /KentuckyAtlas/21097.html   (55 words)

  
 Historic Preservation and Archaeology
Harrison County Located just 15 miles west of Louisville, Kentucky, Harrison County, Indiana was named for General William Henry Harrison, First Territorial Governor of Indiana who later became the 9th President of the United States.
The Circuit Court of Knox County (in Vincennes) ruled in favor of Laselle, stating that Polly was still a slave.
Polly and her lawyers appealed to the Indiana Supreme Court on the basis that when Indiana’s constitution was passed, it had an article in it prohibiting slavery.
www.in.gov /dnr/historic/ugrr_sites_harrisonco.html   (393 words)

  
 Kentucky Folkweb Articles: KYFolklife_Knott.html
At one time there were over 66 one-room school houses in Harrison County, Kentucky, most of which dated back into the 1800s.
To start my project I divided the county into the four areas that the elementary schools cover now in 2004 The areas are eastside, northside, westside and southside.
Using a new map of Harrison County I cut out each school area and started locating the schools in each area.
www.wku.edu /kentuckyfolkweb/CS_HarrisonSchools.html   (919 words)

  
 Harrison County, Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Harrison county is located in the northern part of the Bluegrass region of Kentucky.
It was formed in 1793 and named for Col. Benjamin Harrison.
The Harrison county area was the home of native Indians from prehistoric times and ancient burial mounds remain.
www.uky.edu /KentuckyAtlas/21097d.html   (57 words)

  
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TITLE Harrison County, Kentucky pension records : abstracts of pension papers of the soldiers of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Indian wars, residing in Harrison County, Kentucky / compiled by Annie Walker Burns Bell.
TITLE A surname index to the 1850 federal population census of Kentucky : Hardin, Harlan, and Harrison counties / sketches by Glenda Schultheis ; compiler, Sam McDowell.
TITLE History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky / edited by William Henry Perrin ; with an outline sketch of the bluegrass region, by Robert Peter.
members.aol.com /rngruwell/LDS/harrisonref.html   (2034 words)

  
 Harrison County Kentucky Genealogy
Harrison County, the seventeenth county is located in north central Kentucky.
Harrison was named in honor of Colonel Benjamin Harrison of Pennsylvania, who settled in Bourbon County and wrote part of the constitution of Kentucky.
Cynthiana the county seat was built on a 150 acre
www.rootsweb.com /~kyharris/home.htm   (170 words)

  
 www.HarrisonCountyKy.US - A Site Dedicated to Harrison Co., Ky. History & Genealogy
The overall history of schools in the county during the 19th century is rather unclear, but by the first half of the 20th century there were seven distinct high schools established for several communities in the county, until they were consolidated after the 1949-50 school year.
Some of the earliest settlers in Harrison County were Revolutionary War veterans who came to Kentucky to lay claim to land grants given as payment for their war service by a grateful country.
Amazingly, for a relatively rural county, there are nearly two hundred postcards which have been published over the past century, mostly of which are from the first half of that century, and there are probably even more which have yet to be found.
www.harrisoncountyky.us   (4790 words)

  
 Kentucky Genealogy
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members.amaonline.com /nrogers/Kentucky.htm   (1611 words)

  
 Harrison County Kentucky Real Estate
Harrison County Kentucky Real Estate is a way for consumers to find the best Real estate Agents and Brokers for every city in Harrison County Kentucky.
When you have been directed to an Harrison County Kentucky real estate professional in the area you have chosen you will be able to search for your dream home and get free printouts from the MLS database in that area.
Harrison County Kentucky Real Estate Brokers and agents can use the many news and information pages we offer to get up to date information about the Harrison County Kentucky real estate market.
www.myhomesearches.com /county/kentucky/harrison-county-kentucky.htm   (576 words)

  
 KentuckyRoads.com - Harrison County
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has released the final report for the conceptual feasibility study for the Northern Kentucky Outer Loop, and the finding is that such an outer loop is not feasible.
The proposed route would connect with I-74 in Indiana, pass into Kentucky at the Markland Dam in Gallatin County, travel east-west across Kentucky, cross the Ohio River into Ohio at the William H. Harsha bridge near Maysville, and connect with a proposed extension of I-74 in Ohio.
A two-year long study of this route found that the entire route would not be financially feasible in Kentucky; however, the study found that several segments of the route would have an independent of utility.
www.kentuckyroads.com /harrison_county   (753 words)

  
 Kentucky State Center Wiki: Harrison County, Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Harrison County Schools - Features a directory of central office personnel, district/school report cards, services, technology policies and standards, job openings, featured classrooms, and links to the buildings.
Harrison County Decennial Population Statistics - 1800 - 2000 - Includes total population, county area, and population density.
National Association of Counties - Profile of Harrison County - Provides a list of elected officials, cities within the county, census details, and contact details for the county court house.
www.kentuckystatecenter.com /Harrison_County,_Kentucky   (293 words)

  
 Johann Georg Zumwalt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
All these sons migrated to Bourbon County KY. George Sumwolt and Stuffle Sumwalt are listed in the militia of Ruddell's fort.
In 1794 tax list for Harrison County shows his family consisting of three males over 21, and one male over 16.
Harrison County court Minute Book #1, page 256, date about 1801, shows that George Zumwalt lived on the road leading from Synthiana, Kentucky to Georgetown, Ky, which would place him in the southwestern part of Harrison County.
mywebpages.comcast.net /martha_russell/Marlin/ps01_313.html   (230 words)

  
 Harrison County, Kentucky houses, real estate, agriculture, wages, work, ancestries, and more
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Harrison County is $372 a month.
Harrison County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Kentucky state average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 34 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
www.city-data.com /county/Harrison_County-KY.html   (465 words)

  
 Marshall Family of Harrison County, KY and IN
She was born in Harrison County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of James and Susannah Marshall.
She was born in Greenup County, Kentucky, and died January 06, 1932 in Tipton County, Indiana.
Teter and Mary Elizabeth appear in the 1860 census for Greenup County, KY, the 1870 and 1880 census for Tipton Co. IN, and the 1900 census for Madison County, IN.
littlecalamity.tripod.com /Genealogy/Marshall.html   (5833 words)

  
 Harrison County, Kentucky KY, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Harrison County is one of 120 counties in Kentucky.
This was an increase of 1.52% from the 2000 census.
Harrison County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4026   (596 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Harrison County, Ky.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
Kentucky state house of representatives, 1871-73, 1875-77; member of
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/KY/HI.html   (583 words)

  
 Prentice Thomas Tinney Family Lineages: American Revolutionary War Descendant
Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky, was the scene of a severe battle during the War
Maryland in Harford County and his mother was born in Pa. (Pennsylvania) in Chester Co.
Kentucky, stated that he married Mary Richey, a granddaughter of John and Jane Tinney.
www.academic-genealogy.com /tinneylg.htm   (3361 words)

  
 Cynthiana, Kentucky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cynthiana is a city in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States.
About 13.3% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
Cynthiana was named after Cynthia and Anna Harrison, daughters of Robert Harrison, who had donated land known as the Public Square, though Harrison County was named after Colonel Benjamin Harrison (not the US President) who was an early settler to the area and the sheriff of Bourbon County, Kentucky.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cynthiana,_Kentucky   (489 words)

  
 Kentucky.gov: - Governor announces grant for Harrison County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Counties may establish five-member county cemetery boards to apply for grants.
The maximum grant that a group can receive is $25,000 and the minimum grant is $1,000, and a one-to-one local match is required.
The state board is comprised of representatives from the Kentucky Heritage Council (KHC), the Kentucky Historical Society, the Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) and the Kentucky African-American Heritage Commission and chaired by the Commissioner of GOLD.
kentucky.gov /Newsroom/gold/harrison.htm   (351 words)

  
 Facts about Cynthaian - Harrison County Kentucky
Harrison County formed by act of General Assembly.
County jail, West Pike Street, jailors living quarters demolished and rebuilt.
Visit the Cynthiana - Harrison County Museum to find out more about these and numerous other Cynthiana - Harrison County facts.
www.cynthianaky.com /CynthianaMuseum/Facts.html   (494 words)

  
 Harrison County Census
S-K Publications can scan any census year for any county onto CD and can also make it available in book form.
S-K Publications will scan census images onto CD when the figure in the "# to date" Column matches the figure in the "# needed" Column.
Price per person: $20 per county per census year.
www.skpub.com /genie/census/ky/harrison.html   (408 words)

  
 William Price born 1797 in Kentucky   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
He married Rachel Dunn in Kentucky by whom he fathered seven children that we are aware of.
The family migrated from Kentucky to Indiana, where at least three children were born, then traveled on to settle in Texas.
was born December 1797 in Harrison Co., Kentucky, and died February 20, 1875 in Waco, McLennan Co., Texas.
www.guppiarts.com /price/index.htm   (372 words)

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