Logan County, Colorado Genealogy

United StatesColorado Logan County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk Recorder has marriage records from 1887 and military records from 1914; County Healther Department has birth and death; County Assessor has land records from 1875; District Court has probate, naturalization and divorce records; County Court has court records

County Seat
Sterling

Parent County

 * 1887--Logan County was created 25 February 1887 from Weld County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Cheyenne County, Nebraska
 * Kimball County, Nebraska
 * Morgan
 * Phillips
 * Sedgwick
 * Washington
 * Weld
 * Yuma



Cemeteries

 * Riverside Cemetary 18611 U S Hwy 6 Sterling, CO 80751 970-522-2907


 * Sunset Memorial Gardens 163339 County Road 41 Sterling, CO 80751 970-522-0931

Census

 * 1885 at FamilySearch.org — index/images

Court Records
County and Disctrict Court, ISP and Probation Officer 110 W. Riverview Road Sterling, CO 80751

Phone Numbers: County Court: 970-522-1572 District Court: 970-522-6565 ISP and Probation Officer:970-522-4303

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Newspapers

 * Journal Advocate 504 N. 3rd St. Sterling, CO 80751 970-522-1990


 * South Platte Sentinel 111 Poplar St. Sterling, CO 80751 970-522-8148

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1875 – 1974 Colorado Wills and Probate Records 1875-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Archives
Logan County Inheritance Tax 1913 - 1942 Logan County School Census 1915 - 1920

Family History Centers

 * Sterling Colorado Family History Center
 * Sidney Nebraska Family History Center
 * Fort Morgan Colorado Family History Center

Libraries

 * Sterling Public Library 420 North Fifth Street Sterling, CO 80751 Telephone: 970-522-2023 http://www.sterlingcolo.com/?page_id=122


 * Fleming Community Library (School/Public 506 Fremont Avenue Fleming, CO 80728 Telephone: 970-265-2046


 * Northeastern Junior College Monahan Library 100 College Avenue Sterling, CO 80751 970-521-6612 http://njc.edu/library

Societies
Logan County Genealogical Society 753 Taylor St. Sterling, CO 80751

Taxation
Colorado State Archives has put the Logan County Inheritance Tax Records Index for the years 1913-1942 on-line.

Vital Records
Colorado Vital Records Search

Birth
Birth records may become public records when 100 years have elapsed after the date of birth. EXCEPTION: The birth record of any individual who is known to be currently alive will remain confidential even if they are 100 years of age or greater.

Marriage

 * 1864 - 1995 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1853 - 2006 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1900 - 1939 Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1859 - 1900 Colorado Marriages, 1859-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death
Death records may become public records when 75 years have elapsed after the date of death.

Web Sites

 * Logan County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Logan County, Colorado Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)