Seat: Marshall · Hallsville, Waskom, Elysian Fields, Scottsville, Karnack
Harrison County was organized in 1839 by the Republic of Texas and named for Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and Texas revolutionary figure. The county seat at Marshall became one of the largest commercial and railroad hubs in nineteenth‑century Texas, anchored by the Texas & Pacific Railway shops and an unbroken series of deed and probate volumes reaching back to the Republic era.
The 1901 Beaux‑Arts Harrison County Courthouse on Peter Whetstone Square and the adjoining county records annex hold continuous deed, probate, and oil and gas lease volumes from 1839 forward, essential for tracing multi‑generation family mineral chains.
From the historic Waskom and Blocker fields on the Louisiana line to modern multi‑section Haynesville horizontal units around Hallsville, Scottsville, and Elysian Fields, Harrison County remains one of the most active natural gas producing counties in Texas.
Along the northeastern edge of the county near Uncertain and Karnack, Big Cypress Bayou feeds into Caddo Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake in the South, where Spanish and Republic of Texas headright surveys still define modern mineral tract boundaries.
County seat: Marshall · Courthouse: 200 W. Houston Street, Marshall, TX 75670
Address: 200 W. Houston Street, Suite 241, P.O. Box 1365, Marshall, TX 75670
Phone: (903) 935-8403
Address: 200 W. Houston Street, Suite 234, Marshall, TX 75670
Phone: (903) 935-8409
For sovereignty-to-current chain of title work in Harrison County, our title team pulls the deed records in person and reconciles them against the online index. Online date ranges vary by vendor and are not always complete; verify at the courthouse for closing-grade title work.
We’ll research the title at no cost and let you know what we find.