Logan County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Logan County

Guide to Logan County Arkansas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Logan County Courthouse Courthouse Square Paris, AR 72855 Phone: 501.963.2618 County Clerk has marriage and probate records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records.

Parent County

 * 1871--Logan County was created 22 March 1871 from Pope, Franklin, Johnson, Scott, and Yell Counties.

County seat: Paris

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Logan County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Franklin
 * Johnson
 * Pope
 * Scott
 * Sebastian
 * Yell

Biographies

 * All of the family biographies from Logan County, Arkansas included in The Biographical and Historical Memoirs ofLogan County, Arkansas published by Southern Publishing Company in 1891 are available free online at My Genealogy Hound.

History Timeline
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Arkansas County - The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History &amp; Culture

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Map of 1889 Logan County, Arkansas (My Genealogy Hound)

Civil War

 * Men from this county served in the 58th Regiment, Arkansas Militia (Confederate).

Probate Records

 * Probate Records 1877-1894 Part of: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Inventories and appraisements 1881-1894; Probate records 1877-1881.

Marriage

 * 1877-1958 - Logan County Marriage Books B-R Index (1877-1953), Southern District Books 1-11 Index (1901-1958) in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877-1924 - Logan County Marriage Books B-K, 1-5 Index 1877-1924 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Logan County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Logan County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)