Parcel Chartplaces Open the free map

County · code 21097

Harrison CountyKentucky

Harrison County is a county in Kentucky, with its seat in Cynthiana, formed in 1794.

  • Founded1794
  • County seatCynthiana
  • Named forBenjamin Harrison V
  • Land area306 sq mi + 3.5 sq mi water
  • Population18,692 2020 Census
Open the free map Click any parcel in Harrison County: acreage, parcel id, address and who publishes the map. No sign-in.

Updated

PendletonBourbonRobertsonScottNicholasBrackenGrant Cynthiana Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Harrison on the map of Kentucky

Kentucky has 120 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.

Adair CountyAllen CountyAnderson CountyBallard CountyBarren CountyBath CountyBell CountyBoone CountyBourbon CountyBoyd CountyBoyle CountyBracken CountyBreathitt CountyBreckinridge CountyBullitt CountyButler CountyCaldwell CountyCalloway CountyCampbell CountyCarlisle CountyCarroll CountyCarter CountyCasey CountyChristian CountyClark CountyClay CountyClinton CountyCrittenden CountyCumberland CountyDaviess CountyEdmonson CountyElliott CountyEstill CountyFayette CountyFleming CountyFloyd CountyFranklin CountyFulton CountyGallatin CountyGarrard CountyGrant CountyGraves CountyGrayson CountyGreen CountyGreenup CountyHancock CountyHardin CountyHarlan CountyHart CountyHenderson CountyHenry CountyHickman CountyHopkins CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyJessamine CountyJohnson CountyKenton CountyKnott CountyKnox CountyLarue CountyLaurel CountyLawrence CountyLee CountyLeslie CountyLetcher CountyLewis CountyLincoln CountyLivingston CountyLogan CountyLyon CountyMcCracken CountyMcCreary CountyMcLean CountyMadison CountyMagoffin CountyMarion CountyMarshall CountyMartin CountyMason CountyMeade CountyMenifee CountyMercer CountyMetcalfe CountyMonroe CountyMontgomery CountyMorgan CountyMuhlenberg CountyNelson CountyNicholas CountyOhio CountyOldham CountyOwen CountyOwsley CountyPendleton CountyPerry CountyPike CountyPowell CountyPulaski CountyRobertson CountyRockcastle CountyRowan CountyRussell CountyScott CountyShelby CountySimpson CountySpencer CountyTaylor CountyTodd CountyTrigg CountyTrimble CountyUnion CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWhitley CountyWolfe CountyWoodford CountyHarrison County Harrison
Counties of Kentucky · Harrison highlighted

History

Formed in 1794 from Bourbon County and Scott County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Harrison County was created from Bourbon and Scott counties. The county was named after Benjamin Harrison V. Since its formation, Harrison County has gained and lost land to surrounding counties including Mason, Campbell, Nicholas, Bracken, Grant, and Robertson.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1794
    Harrison County created Harrison created from Bourbon and Scott.
    from Bourbonfrom Scott
    · Ky. Acts 1793, 2d assy., ch. 24, sec. 1/pp. 29-31
  2. 1816
    Gained territory Harrison gained from Nicholas.
    from Nicholas
    · Ky. Acts 1815-1816, 24th assy., ch. 351, secs. 1, 3-4/pp. 573-574
  3. 1820
    Gained territory Harrison gained from Bracken.
    from Bracken
    · Ky. Acts 1819-1820, 28th assy., ch. 524, sec. 1/pp. 892-893
  4. 1827
    Lost territory Harrison lost to Grant.
    to Grant
    · Ky. Acts 1826-1827, 35th assy., ch. 13/p. 18
  5. 1834
    Gained territory Harrison gained from Bracken.
    from Bracken
    · Ky. Acts 1833-1834, 42d assy., ch. 437/p. 581
Show all 15 changes (10 more, mostly small adjustments)
  1. 1794
    Harrison County created Harrison created from Bourbon and Scott.
    from Bourbonfrom Scott
    · Ky. Acts 1793, 2d assy., ch. 24, sec. 1/pp. 29-31
  2. 1795
    Gained territory Harrison gained small area from Mason, lost to creation of Campbell.
    from Masonfrom Campbell
    · Ky. Acts 1794, 3d assy., ch. 19, sec. 1/pp, 27-28
  3. 1809
    Boundary clarified Boundary between Harrison and Bourbon was clarified (no change).
    with Bourbonno change
    · Ky. Acts 1808-1809, 17th assy., ch. 49, sec. 1/p. 62
  4. 1809
    Boundary clarified Boundary between Harrison and Bourbon was clarified (no change).
    with Bourbonno change
    · Ky. Acts 1808-1809, 17th assy., ch. 73/p. 97
  5. 1810
    Boundary clarified In January 1810, Harrison boundaries were clarified (no change).
    no change
    · Ky. Acts 1809-1810, 18th assy., ch. 99, secs. 1-2/p. 13
  6. 1816
    Gained territory Harrison gained from Nicholas.
    from Nicholas
    · Ky. Acts 1815-1816, 24th assy., ch. 351, secs. 1, 3-4/pp. 573-574
  7. 1817
    Gained territory Harrison gained small area from Nicholas.
    from Nicholas
    · Ky. Acts 1816-1817, 25th assy., ch. 27, secs. 1, 5/pp. 44-45
  8. 1820
    Gained territory Harrison gained from Bracken.
    from Bracken
    · Ky. Acts 1819-1820, 28th assy., ch. 524, sec. 1/pp. 892-893
  9. 1827
    Lost territory Harrison lost to Grant.
    to Grant
    · Ky. Acts 1826-1827, 35th assy., ch. 13/p. 18
  10. 1834
    Gained territory Harrison gained from Bracken.
    from Bracken
    · Ky. Acts 1833-1834, 42d assy., ch. 437/p. 581
  11. 1844
    Lost territory Harrison lost small area to Bracken to accommodate local property owners.
    to Bracken
    · Ky. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 268/p. 49; Ky. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 271, sec. 1/pp. 50-51
  12. 1864
    Lost territory Harrison lost small area to Bracken to accommodate local property owner.
    to Bracken
    · Ky. Acts 1863-1864, ch. 256, sec. 1/p.342
  13. 1867
    Lost territory Harrison lost to creation of Robertson.
    to Robertson
    · Ky. Acts 1867, Jan. adj. sess., ch. 1317, sec. 1/pp. 37-41, and ch. 1541, sec. 1/pp. 50-51
  14. 1878
    Boundary clarified Boundary between Harrison and Scott was redefined (no change).
    with Scottno change
    · Ky. Acts 1877-1878, vol. 2, ch. 907, sec. 1/pp. 460-461
  15. 1890
    Boundary clarified Boundary between Harrison and Bourbon was clarified (no change).
    with Bourbonno change
    · Ky. Acts 1889-1890, vol. 1, ch. 482, secs. 1-2/pp. 1075-1076

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Harrison

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Official
from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
a guide only; check the official record
Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Harrison by the Census

Population
18,692 2020 Census count
Housing units
8,063 2020 Census count
Land area
306 square miles
Water area
3.5 square miles
People per sq mi
61 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Zoning and code

County government

  • County government

    The official website of Harrison County.

    harrisoncountyfiscalcourt.com

See your own lot on these maps

Open Harrison County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.

Open the free map no sign-in Pro early access

Questions

Common questions about Harrison County

When was Harrison County founded?
Harrison County was founded in 1794, formed from Bourbon County and Scott County, and named after Benjamin Harrison V.
What is the county seat of Harrison County?
The county seat of Harrison County is Cynthiana.
Is there an online parcel map for Harrison County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Harrison County's boundary or name changed?
Harrison County was created in 1794 from Bourbon County and Scott County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 9 later changes, chiefly involving Bracken County, Nicholas County and Campbell County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Harrison County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

Nearby

Counties next door