Logan, Cache County, Utah Genealogy

Guide to Logan, Cache County ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

History
Logan is the county seat of Cache County, Utah and the central community of Cache Valley which extends into south-eastern Idaho. The Native American population, made mostly of bands of Shoshone, have lived in the region since prehistory. The first Europeans in the area were early trappers such as Peter Skene Ogden and Jim Bridger who explored the Logan River and surrounding regions as early as 1825. The first permanent European settlers entered Cache Valley on July 20, 1855. These early settlers were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or Mormons) and sent by Brigham Young. This religion is the predominant religion to this day. Logan was first settled in April 1859 and named after the Logan River that flows through the city.

City founders, rooted in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are responsible for two of the great architectural landmarks in Logan: the Logan Temple and the Logan Tabernacle. Logan is also the home of Utah State University, a land-grant university founded in 1888. Old Main, another architectural landmark in Logan, is perhaps the best-known structure on the university campus.

The city celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2009. In 2010 the population totaled over 48,000, according to the census of that year.

Neighboring Communities
Benson, Utah | Hyde Park, Utah | Hyrum, Utah | Lewiston, Utah | Mendon, Utah | Millville, Utah | Newton, Utah | Nibley, Utah | North Logan, Utah | Providence, Utah | Richmond, Utah | River Heights, Utah | Smithfield, Utah | Wellsville, Utah

Cemetery Records
Logan City Cemetery 1000 North 1200 East Logan, UT 84321 (435)750-9895 or mark.johnson@loganutah.org Utah State History - Cemeteries and Burials Search
 * Listings on Findagrave
 * Listing on Names In Stone
 * Listing on Utah Gravestone Photo Project

Cemetery Transcriptions

 * Burials in Logan City Cemetery, 1862-1958. Salt Lake City, UT: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958. Logan Library  FamilySearch Library



Mortuaries
Contacting a mortuary can give you invaluable information about the death and interment of an individual.


 * Kenneth Linquist Mortuary Records (1913-1961) Logan Library  FamilySearch Library

Census Records

 * Utah Population Schedule Indexes
 * Table of available census images

Digitized and Indexed

 * Utah, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1850-1890 (on Ancestry.com $)
 * Includes 1856 Territorial Census, 1890 Veterans Schedule, and 1859 Tax Lists
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Logan, Cache County, Utah


 * Centennial, Logan First Ward, Logan Stake, April 14, 1861 - April 14, 1961. Logan, UT: 1961. Logan Library
 * History of the Logan Central Stake and Its Wards. Hyrum, UT: Downs Printing, 1986. Logan Library  Worldcat
 * Centennial, Logan First Ward, Logan Stake, April 14, 1861 - April 14, 1961. Logan, UT: 1961. Logan Library
 * Centennial, Logan First Ward, Logan Stake, April 14, 1861 - April 14, 1961. Logan, UT: 1961. Logan Library
 * Dedication program, Sunday, September 23, 1962, Lauralin Drive, Logan, Utah : Logan Eighth Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Logan, UT: 1962. Utah State University
 * Logan Fourth Ward, Logan Utah Cache Stake, re-dedication, April 29, 1979. Logan, UT: 1979. Utah State University
 * Cardon, John P. History of the Logan Fifth Ward, 1864-1930. Logan, UT: Unpublished Manuscript, 1955. Utah State University
 * Embrey, Jessie E. Little Berlin: Swiss Saints of the Logan 10th Ward. Salt Lake City, UT: Utah State Historical Society, 1988. Logan Library
 * Gardner, Eldon J. Centennial of the Logan Second Ward building, 1887-1987. Logan, UT: Watkins Printing, 1987. FamilySearch Library
 * Godfrey, Ken &amp; Audrey. Logan East Stake History. Logan, UT: Watkins Printing, 2003. Logan Library  Worldcat
 * Mauchley, Wilma. Logan Eighth Ward, 1908-1967. Logan, UT: Everton Publishers, [1967]. Logan Library
 * Maughan, Eldora J. Logan Second Ward History. Logan, UT: [2004]. Logan Library
 * Mecham, Gwen H. Haws. History of the Logan 24th Ward, 1967-2003. Logan, UT: 2005. Utah State University
 * Morrell, Ada England. One hundred years of history of the LDS Logan Second Ward, 1861 to 1961. Logan, UT: Gateway Press, 1961. Logan Library
 * Nelson, Dale & Alice. History of the Logan 20th Ward, Logan East Stake. Logan, UT: 2002. Utah State University
 * Olsen, Nolin P. Logan Eighteenth Ward bicentennial history. Logan, UT: [1977]. Utah State University
 * Ricks, Joel E. Logan Fifth Ward History. Logan, UT: 1950. Logan Library

Temple and Tabernacle in Logan


 * Olsen, Nolan Porter. The Logan Temple Collection, 1877-1979.
 * Olsen, Nolan Porter. Logan temple : the first 100 years. Logan, UT: 1978. Logan Library  Worldcat
 * Smith Darrin. How beautiful : a pictorial history of the Logan LDS temple. Logan, UT: Herald Journal, 2011. Logan Library  Worldcat
 * Turner, R. Eyre. Heritage recorded : the Cache Family History Center story. Logan, UT: 1991. FamilySearch Library

Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church of Logan 178 West Center Logan, UT 84321


 * First Presbyterian Church of Logan Collection, 1920-1995
 * First Presbyterian Church Papers, 1878-1990
 * Hult, Christine, ed. The Presbyterian experience in Cache Valley: one-hundred thirty years of faith and service 1878 - 2008. Logan, UT: 2009. Logan Library

Lutheran
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 581 North 700 East Logan, UT 84321 (435) 752-1453

Episcopal
St. John's Episcopal Church

850 East100 North Logan, UT 84321


 * St. John's Episcopal Church Records, 1873-1979

Catholic
St. Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Parish 725 South 250 East Logan, UT 84321

Methodist
Trinity Methodist Church - Merged with the First Presbyterian Church in 1920.

Other

 * Simmonds, A.J. The Gentile Comes to the Valley. Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 1976. Logan Library  Worldcat


 * Logan Library Directory of Churches in Logan, Utah

City Records
Logan City Hall 290 North 100 West Logan, UT 84321 (435) 716-9002

Council Minutes
The City Council has kept minutes of its meetings since January 1866.


 * Logan Library, 1866-1988 (on microfilm)
 * Logan Library, 1866-2017 (in print)
 * USU Digital Initiatives, [Book A, 1866-1886 ] (digital)
 * USU Digital Initiatives, [Book B, 1886-1896 ] (digital)
 * USU Digital Initiatives, [Book C, 1896-1905 ] (digital)
 * USU Digital Initiatives, [Book D, 1905-1909 ] (digital)
 * Logan Library, 1955-2007 (digital)
 * City of Logan, 2008-current (digital)

Council Resolutions
In legal terms, a resolution is a written motion adopted by a deliberative body.


 * Pre-1906 - Might be included in the Council Minutes
 * Logan Library, 1906-1994 (on microfilm)
 * Logan Library, 1906-2017 (in print)
 * City of Logan, 2008-current (digital)

Council Ordinances or City Code
An ordinance is a piece of legislation, enacted by a municipal authority. The Logan City Council is the legislative arm of the city and has the authority to enact laws (ordinances) for the city. When codified, the ordinances become known as the city code.

Ordinances

 * [Pre-1898] Might be included in the Council Minutes
 * [1898-1994] Logan Library, 1898-1994 (in print)
 * [2008-current] City of Logan (digital)

Code

 * Logan Library, 1877, 1886, 1890, 1908, 1912, 1947, 1969, 1989, 2005 & Current (hard copy of city code)
 * City of Logan, Current Code (digital)

Directories
[1874] Sloan, Edward L. ''Gazeteer [sic of Utah and Salt Lake City directory, 1874. pages 63-65 ]''

[1883-84] Graham, J.C., etc. ''[https://archive.org/details/utahdirectoryfor00jcgrrich/page/252 The Utah directory, for 1883-84. page 252]''

[1884] Sloan, Robert W. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/179289-redirection Utah gazetteer and directory of Logan, Ogden, Provo, and Salt Lake Cities for 1884. pages 331-354]''

[1888] Stenhouse, Lorenzo. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/520148-redirection Utah gazetteer and directory : of Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo and Logan cities for 1888. pages 334-354.]''

[1892-93] Sloan, Edward L. ''[https://archive.org/details/utahgazetteer18900stenrich/page/100/mode/2up Utah gazetteer and directory, 1892-1893. pages 101-121.]''

[1900] Sloan, Edward L. ''[https://archive.org/details/utahgazetteerdir1900eng/page/130 Utah gazetteer and directory, 1900. pages 131-141]''


 * Internet Archive (digital)

[1904-current] Polk, R.L. & co. Polk City Directory for Logan, Utah.


 * FamilySearch Library 1904-1940 (on microfilm)
 * Logan Library 1904-1964 (on microfilm)
 * Logan Library 1929-current (in print)
 * Logan Library 1904-1964 (digital)
 * USU Digital Initiatives 1904-1983 (digital)

[1936-1938] Lillian, Walter Z. The Cache American Directory of Logan.


 * Logan Library 1937-8 (in print)
 * Logan Library 1936-1938 (digital)

Web Histories

 * UTGenWeb History
 * Utah.com History

General Print Histories

 * Christensen, Vera A. A Place in Time : Logan, Cache, Utah. Providence, UT : Keith W. Watkins and Sons, 1989.  Logan Library
 * Curtis, Al. J. Pioneer Edition of Events in the Early History of Logan and Cache Valley. Logan, UT: 1946. Logan Library FamilySearch Library
 * Godfrey, Kenneth W. Logan, Utah : a one hundred fifty year history. Exemplar Press, 2010. Logan Library
 * Hovey, M.R.A history of Cache County : as printed in Logan Journal beginning August 4th, 1923. Logan Library (digital copy)
 * Peterson, F. Ross.A history of Cache County. Salt Lake City, UT : Utah State Historical Society, 1997.  Logan Library
 * Ricks, Joel E. The history of a valley : Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho. Logan, Utah : Cache Valley Centennial Commission, 1956.  Logan Library
 * Simmonds, A.J.In 'God's Lap' : Cache Valley history as told in the newspaper columns of A.J. Simmonds. Canada : Pediment Publishing, 2004. Logan Library
 * Somers, Ray. History of Logan. Logan, UT : Somers Historical Press, 1993. Volumes 1 and 2.  Logan Library

Family Histories and Diaries

 * Cache Valley Diaries Collection

Pictorial Print Histories

 * A Cache legacy : A Photo History of Cache Valley. Logan, UT : The Herald Journal, 2003. Logan Library
 * Cache Treasures : A Photo History of Cache Valley. Logan, UT : The Herald Journal, 2001. Logan Library
 * Smith, Darrin. How beautiful : a pictorial history of the Logan LDS temple. Logan, UT: Herald Journal, 2011. Logan Library
 * Smith, Darrin. Logan Reflections : Photographs Then, Now and in Between. Logan, UT : The Herald Journal, 2009. Logan Library

Historical Overview
The recording of land on a local level began in 1885. Records back to that year are available by contacting the Cache County Recorder. Records before 1885 should have been recorded in a US federal land office; however, there was no federal land office in Utah until 1869. Records from about 1869 to 1885 and possibly earlier are housed in the National Archives, the closest branch of which is in Denver, Colorado.


 * Cache County Assessment Rolls, 1869-1893. FamilySearch Library
 * Cache County Inheritance Tax Records, 1905-1966 Logan Library FamilySearch Library
 * Cache County Probate Records, 1860-1965 Logan Library FamilySearch Library (incomplete database)
 * (includes land deeds from 1892-1914)

Bird's-Eye View

 * 1875 Bird-Eye View

Plat

 * 1874 Map of Logan Townsite
 * 1891 Map of Logan City
 * Cache County Township Plat Book
 * Cache County Plat Map Photograph Collection

Sanborn Fire Insurance
The University of Utah has digitized all known Sanborn Maps for Logan. Hard copies are also available at the Logan Public Library.


 * 1885
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1930
 * 1955

Topographic

 * Cache County, Utah - 1931
 * Utah Geological Survey

Other

 * Cache County, Utah 1895
 * Newberry Atlas of Historical County Boundaries for Utah
 * Old Maps Online.org
 * Utah Idaho Central Railroad Google Map

Military

 * James H. Martineau, The Military History of Cache County. Tullidges Quarterly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1 (April, 1882): 122-131.
 * Mormon Battalion Veterans - brief sketches
 * (Includes records of soldier discharges from 1942-1955)

Miscellaneous

 * Cache County record collection, 1866-1987 (Mixed records related to Cache County, but most especially Logan)

Titles

 * The Cache American (1931-1947?) & Logan Library
 * The Herald Journal (1931-present) & Logan Library
 * The Logan Journal (1888-1891) & FamilySearch Library (1889-1891) & Logan Library (1889-1891)
 * The Logan Leader (1879-1882) & FamilySearch Library (1879-1880) Logan Library (1879-1880)
 * The Logan Nation (1890-1904) & Logan Library
 * The Logan Republican (1902-1924)
 * The Journal (1892-1931)  & FamilySearch Library (1892-1898) & Logan Library (1892-1931)
 * The Utah Journal (1882-1889) & FamilySearch Library (1889) & Logan Library (1885-1886, 1889)

Digital Newspapers

 * Logan Enquirer, 1888-1889 (requires a subscription to NewspaperArchive.com)
 * Logan Nation, 1893-1904 & 1900-1903
 * Logan Leader, 1879-1882
 * Logan Republican, 1902-1921 & 1902-1921
 * Cache American, 1931-1947 & 1934-1938
 * Herald Journal, 1949-1952, 1955    (more scanned on demand by the Logan Library staff)
 * Herald Journal, 1965 (requires a subscription to Newspapers.com)
 * Herald Journal, 1931-1935, 1953-1977 (requires a subscription to NewspaperArchive.com)
 * Journal, 1890-1998
 * Utah Journal, 1882-1889

Abstracts of Newspapers

 * Logan, Utah Vital Statistics (1861 - 1939) newspaper clippings with births, deaths, etc.)

Obituaries from Newspapers
The local history librarian at the Logan Library is happy to look up an obituary for you in most of the above newspaper titles. (Tip : Indexing of these papers is limited so give the librarian as much information as you can to make the search more fruitful.)

Railroad History

 * Utah Northern Railroad (1871-1878)
 * Utah Northern
 * Utah &amp; Northern Railway (1878-1889)
 * Oregon Short Line &amp; Utah Northern Railway (1889-1897)
 * Oregon Short Line Railroad (1897-1936)

School Records

 * Early Cache Co. Utah School Districts

Brigham Young College

 * Brigham Young College Records, 1877-1926
 * Brigham Young College - USU Digital Exhibit

Logan City Schools

 * Logan City School District records, 1872-1951
 * Amphion Annual, Logan, UT: Logan High School, 1924-present.

Utah State University

 * The Buzzer Annual. Logan, UT: Utah State University, 1909-1971.

Archives
Utah State Archives and Records Service 300 South Rio Grande Street Salt Lake City, UT 84101 (801) 533-3535

Utah State University Special Collections and Archives 3000 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322 (435) 797-2663

Digital Libraries

 * Cache County GenWeb
 * Logan Library Special Collections - Digital Projects
 * Mountain West Digital Library
 * University of Utah, J. Williard Marriot Library - Digital Library
 * Utah State Archives and Record Service - Digital Archives
 * Utah State University Digital Initiatives (Including the Logan, Utah Digital Collection)

Libraries
Logan Public Library (FamilySearch Library Affiliate) 255 North Main Logan, UT 84321 (435)716-9143

Logan Utah FamilySearch Library 50 North Main (rear basement) Logan, UT 84321 (435) 755-5594

Message Boards

 * Cache County Message Board
 * Cache Family History Center List (UT-CACHE-FHC)

Museums
Cache County Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum 160 North Main Logan, UT 84321

Societies and Groups

 * Cache Valley Historical Society
 * Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
 * Sons of the Utah Pioneers - Temple Fork Chapter

Vital Records
While white permanent settlers began to enter Cache Valley in 1856, Logan was founded in 1859 and incorporated in 1866. Vital records from that time period until public records were kept may be found in alternative sources: newspapers, church records, family records, cemetery records, etc.

General Utah
Utah Vital Records


 * (index only)
 * Utah Death Certificate Index, 1904-1961 (included some scanned death certificates)
 * (index only)
 * (index only)
 * Western States Marriage Index
 * Western States Marriage Index

Logan Births and Deaths
Reliable birth and death records in Logan begin in 1898. In that year the Cache County Clerk began to keep a vital record register or ledger. This practice continued until 1905 when a state-wide registration of both births and deaths began.


 * Cache County Clerk. Birth and Death Records, 1898-1905. Salt Lake City, UT: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966. FamilySearch Library Logan Library Utah State Archives [call number Series 83781]
 * Logan, Utah Vital Statistics (1861 - 1939) newspaper clippings with births, deaths, etc.)

Logan Marriages
Marriage was seen as a religious ordinance early in the history of Cache County. With the passage of the Edmund’s-Tucker Act, federal regulators outlawed polygamy, a common practice among pioneer members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). The act also mandated a territorial registration of marriages which began in 1887.


 * Cache County Clerk. Marriage Records, 1887-1966. Salt Lake City, UT: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966. FamilySearch Library Logan Library

Earlier records of Latter-day Saint marriages for persons living in Logan may exist in church temple registers. These registers are held in the Church History Library.