Logan County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Logan County

Guide to Logan County, Kansas ancestry, family history and genealogy and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse
Logan County Courthouse 710 W 2nd; Oakley, KS 67748 Phone:. 785.672.3654 Formerly St. John County, the Name was changed to Logan 24 Feb 1887. City Clerk has birth, death and burial records. Probate Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk District Court has divorce and court records. County Clerk has land records from 1885.

Parent County

 * 1881--Logan County was created 4 March 1881 from Wallace County. County seat: Oakley

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

Neighboring Counties



 * Gove
 * Scott
 * Sherman
 * Thomas
 * Wallace
 * Wichita

Military

 * Logan County was not organized until after the Civil War.

Probate
Online Records


 * 1803 – 1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth Records

 * 1818 - 1936 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1911 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death Records

 * 1885 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1811 - 1911 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1840 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $

Societies and Libraries
Butterfield Trail Association and Historical Society of Logan County Kansas 315 Hilts PO Box 383 Russell Springs, KS 67755-0383 Telephone Number: 785-751-4242

Web Sites

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