Logan County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Description
Logan County was named for Benjamin Logan. The county is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Logan County Courthouse 101 S Main St Bellefontaine, OH 43311-0429 Phone: 937-599-7275 Logan County Website

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

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:

Bible Records

 * Bible Records at Genealogy and Local History in Logan County, Ohio

Biographies

 * Portrait and biographical record of Auglaize, Logan and Shelby counties, Ohio : containing biographical sketches of prominent representative citizens together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States (Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1892) online at FamilySearch Digital Library

Church Records

 * 1765-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

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

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

 * 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). Online at Google Books, Internet Archive, FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Kennedy, Robert P., The Historical Review of Logan County, Ohio, (Chicago, Illinois: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1903). Online at Internet Archive, FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Antrim, Joseph, The history of Champaign and Logan Counties, from their first settlement. (Bellefontaine, Ohio Press Print. Co., 1872) Online at Google Books; Internet Archive; FamilySearch Digital Books.
 * Reames, OK, History of Zanesfield and sketches of the interesting and historical places of Logan County (Zanesfield, Ohio: O.K. Reames) online at FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Marmon, Herman C., Logan County, Ohio Sesquicentennial, 1818-1968, (Bellefontaine, Ohio: Logan County Sesquicentennial Committee, 1968).

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

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
 * -113th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company G

World War I
 * 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * 1793-late 1900s at History Connection —  Select county.
 * 1793-2009 Ohio Newspapers, 1793-2009 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * Early-late 1900s Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1786-1998 Ohio, Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index and images.
 * 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Birth

 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1918-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1765-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records
 * 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 at FamilySearch– How to Use this Collection
 * 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1918-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Divorce

 * 1962-2007 Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at Ancestry ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Marion Ohio FamilySearch Center
 * St Marys Ohio FamilySearch Center
 * Champaign County Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
The Logan County Libraries Main Branch Knowlton Library 220 N Main St Bellefontaine, OH 43311-2228 937-599-4189 Website

Museums
Logan County History Center 521 E Columbus Ave Bellefontaine, OH 43311 937-593-7557 Website

Societies
Logan County Genealogical Society 521 E Columbus Ave, Suite B Bellefontaine, OH 43311 937-593-7811 E-Mail:[mailto:logangs@embarqmail.com logangs@embarqmail.com] Facebook Website

Websites

 * Local Gov't Records by County at Ohio History Connection — Browse their list; records are not online.
 * Custom Browse of Historical Collections at Ohio Memory — Use map or alpha bar to select county or place, then browse search options in left sidebar.
 * Ohio Genealogical Society ($) — online databases
 * Genealogy and Local History in Logan County, Ohio - includes information on archives and libraries, published and unpublished sources of information, and, whenever possible, indexes and online transcriptions of source material.
 * Logan County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
 * USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.