Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Harrison County, Indiana, has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Harrison Circuit and Superior Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Harrison County public records, Harrison County arrest records, Harrison County warrants, Harrison County criminal records, Harrison County police reports, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Harrison County
Court cases from Harrison County are filed in the Harrison Circuit and Superior Courts, which hear every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
A city with a city and town court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Circuit or Superior Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Indiana Access to Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Harrison County
For Harrison County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at in.gov/courts/local/harrison-county (page title: Indiana Judicial Branch: Harrison County), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
The Indiana court page SearchSystems verified is at mycase.in.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Harrison County
Together, the two agencies in Harrison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,781 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Harrison Circuit and Superior Courts.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Harrison County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Harrison County criminal records, Harrison County divorce records and Harrison County traffic tickets.
More Official Court Pages for Harrison County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Harrison County and Indiana. These court pages from its Harrison County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Indiana Courts Case Search (public.courts.in.gov)
Cities in Harrison County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Harrison Circuit and Superior Courts; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its city and town court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Corydon, Lanesville, Palmyra, Elizabeth, Crandall, New Middletown, Laconia, Mauckport and New Amsterdam.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Harrison County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at in.gov/courts/local/harrison-county. Statewide, mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Harrison County?
The Harrison Circuit and Superior Courts, which hear every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Harrison County?
The Clerk of the Circuit Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Indiana?
Yes: mycase.IN.gov, the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
Is this the official Harrison County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.