Logan County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Champaign County 30 December 187.
 * County Seat: Bellefontaine

Description
The county was named for Benjamin Logan. It's county seat is Bellefontaine and was founded March 1, 1818. It is located in the Midwestern area of the state.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Hardin County • Union County • Clhampaign County • Shelby County • Auglaize County

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps" (1788-1888) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Middleburg, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Local Histories

 * Antrim, Joshua, The History of Campaign and Logan Counties: From Their First Settlement, (Bellefontaine, Ohio: Press Print. Co., 1872). Digital copy at Google Books Internet Archive Ancestry ($)(Indexed)


 * Perrin, William Henry, History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, (Chicago, Illinois: O.L. Baskin and Co., 1880). Digital copy at Google Books Internet Archive


 * Kennedy, Robert P., The Historical Review of Logan County, Ohio, (Chicago, Illinois: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1903). Digital copy at Internet Archive


 * Marmon, Herman C., Logan County, Ohio Sesquicentennial, 1818-1968, (Bellefontaine, Ohio: Logan County Sesquicentennial Committee, 1968).

Maps

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)

Military

 * 1888-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War
Civil War service men from Logan County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Logan County.


 * -96th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
 * Company H, roster
 * Company I, roster
 * -113th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company G

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1977 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Online Newspapers Online Newspaper Abstracts Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1786 - 1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1789 - 1996 at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 1790–1967 - at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by browsing the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the Record Description page.

Courthouse
Logan County Courthouse 101 S Main Street Courthouse Bellefontaine, OH 43311 Phone: 937.599.7275 Probate Court has birth and death records 1867-1909, marriage records from 1818 and probate records from 1820; County Recorder has land, military and burial records; Common Pleas Court has divorce and court records

Family History Centers

 * Lima Ohio Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory. Put your town name in the top search box.

Online Genealogy Research Groups

 * U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community - FamilySearch Facebook Research Group
 * Ohio Ancestors - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
 * U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
 * U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join

Taxation

 * Duplicate tax records : 1818-1838. FHL film. Also Ohio State Archives film.

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1800-1958 - at FamilySearch — free; Index.
 * 1800-1942 - at FamilySearch — index

Online Marriage Indexes and Records Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1840-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1908-1953 - Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953. Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Websites

 * Logan County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Logan County OH Genealogy
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.