Harrison County, Iowa Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Harrison County, Iowa from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Harrison County Overview
56
Cemeteries
14
Indexed Records
56
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Harrison County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Harrison County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Harrison County, Iowa contains 56 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 14 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Linwood Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1921 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Harrison County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Harrison County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Harrison County map overview
County center reference: 31.2438, -71.8375
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Harrison County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Harrison County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 3
Back to IowaLinwood Cemetery
USGSRose Hill Memorial Gardens
USGSWoodbine Cemetery
USGSBethel Cemetery
USGSHarris Grove Cemetery
USGSHenderson Cemetery
USGSMagnolia Cemetery
USGSBiglers Grove Cemetery
USGSCalhoun Cemetery
USGSChambers Cemetery
USGSChampan-Frazier Cemetery
USGSChamplin Cemetery
USGSCleveland Cemetery
USGSConyers Cemetery
USGSCowan-Pardee Cemetery
USGSCowan-Pardee Cemetery
USGSCox Cemetery
USGSEllison Cemetery
USGSFountainbleau Cemetery
USGSFountainbleau Cemetery
USGSFrazier Cemetery
USGSGraybill Cemetery
USGSGreenwood Cemetery
USGSHarris Grove Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Harrison County, Iowa
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Clifton Lee Shakespeare
🪦 Linwood Cemetery
Daniel Joseph Reifsteck
🪦 Linwood Cemetery
David J Daters
🪦 Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
David Eugene Hughes
🪦 Linwood Cemetery
David John Johll
🪦 Linwood Cemetery
Edward Frank Hornbeck
🪦 Magnolia Cemetery
Eldon A Brittain
🪦 Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
David Arthur Grace
🪦 Henderson Cemetery
Ervin Elmer Poore
🪦 Harris Grove Cemetery
Charles Lavern Pennington
🪦 Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
David Clarence Myers
🪦 Linwood Cemetery
Dorrance Austin Seeley
🪦 Woodbine Cemetery
Charles Wendell Adams
🪦 Bethel Cemetery
David W Deupree
🪦 Woodbine Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Harrison County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Harrison County, Iowa
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Clifton Lee Shakespeare
🪦 Linwood Cemetery
1947-02-01 - 2022-05-02 Rank: SSG
Daniel Joseph Reifsteck
🪦 Linwood Cemetery
1943-07-26 - 2022-04-20 Rank: A2C
David J Daters
🪦 Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
1949-10-15 - 2022-02-21
David Eugene Hughes
🪦 Linwood Cemetery
1948-06-20 - 2021-12-04 Rank: SN
David John Johll
🪦 Linwood Cemetery
1959-11-11 - 2021-08-08 Rank: MSGT
Edward Frank Hornbeck
🪦 Magnolia Cemetery
1933-12-06 - 2021-07-14
Eldon A Brittain
🪦 Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
1921-11-11 - 2021-06-27
David Arthur Grace
🪦 Henderson Cemetery
1945-11-27 - 2021-05-14
Ervin Elmer Poore
🪦 Harris Grove Cemetery
1947-05-12 - 2021-04-27 Rank: YN3
Charles Lavern Pennington
🪦 Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
1935-11-18 - 2020-12-11
David Clarence Myers
🪦 Linwood Cemetery
1938-03-21 - 2020-11-29 Rank: ETCS
Dorrance Austin Seeley
🪦 Woodbine Cemetery
1922-06-19 - 2020-11-19
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Harrison County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Harrison County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Harrison County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Harrison County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Harrison County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Linwood Cemetery
5 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
3 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Harrison County burial records
Use a full name plus Harrison County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Iowa archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Harrison County
Harrison County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Iowa archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Harrison County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Harrison County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Harrison County?
56 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Harrison County, Iowa, with 56 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Harrison County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Harrison County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Harrison County burial records include military branch context?
14 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Harrison County.