Logan County, Kentucky Genealogy

Guide to Logan County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
Logan County was named for Benjamin Logan. The county is located in the southwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Logan County Courthouse 229 W 3rd Street Russellville, KY 42276 Phone: 270-726-6621 Logan County Website

County Pronunciation

 * Hear it spoken

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Notes on Amos West (1766-1819) of Sumner County, Tennessee, and Logan County, Kentucky at Ancestry ($)
 * KY Biographies, Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries
The following web sites have additional information on Logan county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness, Local volunteers may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.

Census Records

 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb
 * KY Census Online, Links to online census records

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Baptist History
 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; Reference

African Americans
Vanderpool, Montgomery. Colored Marriage Bonds, Logan County, KY to 1900. - Russellville, Ky.: C 1985. - 80 p. FHL 976.9 A1 #312 F457.L8 V365 1985


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records available
 * The African American Griots Project
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900

Genealogies

 * [Baker] Chapman, Peggy Brown. Bakers of Logan, Christian, Muhlenberg, Livingston, Henderson, Hopkins, Caldwell, Union, Todd, Trigg, Crittenden, Lyon, McLean and Webster Counties & Jackson Purchase, Kentucky. Lubbock, Texas: P.B.& Chapman, 1995.
 * [Sevier] Armstrong, Zella. Notable Southern Families. Chattanooga, Tenn.: Lookout Publishing Company, 1926. Vol. 4. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Sone] Sone, Guy M. Genealogy of Rogers, Peyton, Owens, Sone, Marrs, Jennings, Jouett and Allied Families. Jefferson City, Mo.: G.M. Sone, 1958.

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * The History of Russellville and Logan County, KY. 5 books. 1878-1890. By Alex. C. Finley. Russellville, Kentucky : O.C. Rhea (publisher varies). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.
 * The Story of Logan County. 1962. By Edward Coffman. Nashville, Tennessee : Parthenon Press. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Logan County, Kentucky Pensioners: Revolutionary, War of 1812 and Indian Wars. Digital version at - free.
 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War

Civil War
'''Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (Free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry— index (Free)
 * 1912-1950 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images


 * - 3rd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company G.
 * - 8th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, K, L and M.
 * - 17th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, G, H, L and M.

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb

Newspapers

 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm

Obituaries

 * Kentucky Footsteps Archives, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Obituary Sources, KYGenWeb


 * Browning Genealogy Database, Compiled by Charles Browning.
 * Kentucky Obituaries, USGenWeb
 * Afrigeneas, African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot, Kentucky Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1774-1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1795-1959  digitized by FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1795-1817 Will Book A: 1795-1817 - Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Logan County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee.
 * 1815-1823 Will Book B: 1815-1823 - Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Logan County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee.
 * Images of Wills, Estates, Guardianships, Distributions Book A 1795-1817; Book B 1815-23; Book C 1823-27; Book D 1827-31. Kentucky Pioneers ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1800 - 1800 Tax List of Logan County, Kentucky Genealogy is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800, digitized by Ancestry ($).
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 – at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1861 - Logan County Birth Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875-1876 - Logan County Birth Index 1875-1876. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1912 - Searchable KY Birth Index
 * 1911-1999 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1785-1979 – at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1854-1861 - Logan County Marriage Index 1854-1861. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875-1876 - Logan County Marriage Index 1875-1876. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1878 - Logan County Marriage Index 1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1973-2000 - Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1843-1970 – at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1911-2000 - Searchable KY Death Index
 * - How to Use this Collection
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of KY Death Certificates

Divorce

 * 1973-1993 - Kentucky Divorce Records 1973-1993, University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Website

Family History Centers

 * Bowling Green Kentucky Family History Center
 * Morgantown Kentucky Family History Center
 * Green County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Tennessee State Library and Archives - an affiliate library.

Societies
Logan County, KY, Genealogical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 853 Russellville, KY 42276-0853 Phone: 270-726-8179 Email: [mailto:logancokyarchives@gmail.com logancokyarchives@gmail.com] Facebook

Websites

 * Logan County KYGenWeb Project: Collection of vital records, histories, and links to other resources.
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
 * The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library
 * Logan County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(linkpendium)
 * Logan County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
 * . Free - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records