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Logan County History and Information |
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Logan
County, the thirteenth county in order of formation,
is located in the Pennyroyal region of western Kentucky.
The County is bordered by Muhlenberg County (northwest), Butler County (north), Warren County (northeast), Simpson County (southeast), Robertson County, TN (south), Todd County (west). Cities, Towns and Communities include Adairville, Auburn, Lewisburg, Russellville. At its formation
from Lincoln County on September 1, 1792, it ran from
the Little Barren River on the east to the Mississippi
River on the west and from the Ohio and Green rivers
on the north to Tennessee on the south. Twenty-eight
additional counties were formed wholly or in part from
Logan. It was named after Gen. Benjamin Logan, a Virginian
who came to the Kentucky frontier in 1774 and participated
in several campaigns against the Indians. The county
seat is RUSSELLVILLE. Other incorporated cities are
Adairville, Auburn, and Lewisburg; unincorporated communities
include Olmstead and Chandlers Chapel.
The
northern part of the county is somewhat hilly. The southern
part is level to gently rolling and contains fertile
soil. Leading crops in the county are burley and dark
air-cured tobacco, along with corn, soybeans, wheat,
barley, and forage. Principal streams are the Red River,
which runs west across the county and flows into the
Cumberland River, and the Mud and Gasper rivers, which
flow northward into the Green. Major lakes in Logan County
are Lake Malone, Spa Lake, and Lake Herndon, which supplies
Russellville with water.
Prehistoric
occupation of Logan County is evidenced by Lost City,
also known as the Page Site, in the northeastern part
of the county. Excavated in 1929 by a team from the University
of Kentucky, the site, which included sixty-seven mounds,
yielded many artifacts. It provided a wealth of information
about people of the Mississippian culture, who inhabited
the area from A.D. 900 until some time before the pioneer
era.
The
first settlement was Maulding's Station on the north
fork of the Red River in 1780; the Maulding family became
prominent county residents. A diverse mixture of people
immigrated to Logan County. Peter Cartwright, a noted
Methodist minister who lived near Adairville from 1793
to 1802, damned the area as "Rogue's Harbor" because
it was the home of the lawless from almost all parts
of the Union-murderers, horse thieves, highway robbers,
and counterfeiters. In this setting, the GREAT REVIVAL
of 1800, led by the Rev. James McGready, a Presbyterian
minister, started at Red River Meeting House. In 1807
many members of the Gasper Presbyterian Church, including
John Rankin, the minister, joined with three Shaker missionaries
to form the Shaker settlement at South Union (twelve
miles east of Russellville).
On
May 30, 1806, Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson fought
a duel in southern Logan County at what was then Harrison's
Mill on the bank of the Red River.
By
the 1830s, Logan County experienced a time of prosperity
and progress. Many leading families from the East relocated
in the county, and a number of men who either had spent
their boyhood there or practiced law there rose to prominence.
The
Civil War divided families in Logan County, where the
short-lived provisional Confederate government was formed
in November 1861. Logan County furnished 1,000 men to
Confederate units, including Company A of the 9th Kentucky
infantry, known as the Logan Grays; various Union regiments
also recruited about five hundred soldiers. No major
battles took place in Logan, although the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad (now CSX Transportation) was a focal point for
damage by raiders and for minor skirmishes.
A
Logan County family that wielded influence for some 120
years was the Rheas. Around 1810 Charles Rhea began publication
of the town newspaper. His son, Albert G. Rhea, continued
publishing the paper, which was variously known as the
Mirror, Messenger, Herald, Herald-Ledger, Democrat, and
News-Democrat. One of his sons, Thomas RHEA, used the
paper to produce a Democratic political organization
that exerted strong county and statewide influence.
Among
the noteworthy county residents was Alice Allison DUNNIGAN,
who during the Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower
administrations was chief of the Washington Bureau of
the Associated Negro Press, and who became the first
black female to serve as capitol, State Department, and
White House correspondent.
For
many years, Logan County was mainly agricultural, but
industrial development accelerated in the 1950s, and
by 1970 manufacturing had replaced agriculture as the
dominant source of income. Nevertheless, Logan remains
second among the counties in the commonwealth in cash
receipts from agriculture. Leading manufacturers in the
county are Logan Aluminum, Emerson Electric, Red Kap,
E.R. Carpenter Company, Illinois Tool Works, Shakeproof
Division, Auburn Hosiery Mills, BTR Die Casting, and
Odom Tennessee Pride. Russellville is one of the state's
leading tobacco markets.
The
R.J. Cofman Railroad Corporation provides branch line
rail services to the county by connecting with the CSX
mainline at Bowling Green.
The
population was 21,793 in 1970; 24,138 in 1980; and 24,416
in 1990. The Official County Website is located at http://www.loganchamber.com/Chamber/ .
See Extended History for More information.
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See Also Kentucky Land Records, Marriage Records, Court & Probate Records
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PLEASE READ!! Please call the clerk's department to confirm hours, mailing address, fees and other specifics before visiting or requesting information because of sometimes changing contact information. |
Logan County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1790 and Land Records from 1792 and is located at PO
Box 358, Russellville,
KY 42276-0358; Phone:
(270) 726-6061, FAX:
(270) 726-4355, [EMAIL] .
The duties of the county clerk are numerous and varied, falling into the general categories of clerical duties of the fiscal court, issuing and registering, recording and keeping records of various legal instruments, election duties, tax duties, transfers, and titling, and issuance of marriage licenses and much more. One of the most important responsibilities of the County Clerk's office is the recording of land records. The most common documents recorded are deeds, mortgages, and assignments and mortgage releases. The other is Marriage Liscenses
Logan County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Probate Records from 1795 and Court Records from 1793 and is located at P.O.
Box 420,
Russellville, KY 42276;
Phone Number(s):
(270) 726-2424 .
The Circuit Clerk's office is responsible for maintaining the records of the circuit court. Divorces, civil litigation, criminal crimes, probate, wills , estates and various other functions.
Below is a list of online resources for Logan County Court Records. Email us with websites containing Logan County Court Records by clicking the link below:
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See Also Vital Records in Kentucky
Some documents are just too important to wait six weeks for. With VitalChek Express Certificate Service you won’t have to. Birth, Marriage, Divorce & Death Certificates Signed. Sealed. Delivered. Often in as few as three business days!
Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics is located at State
Dept of Human Resources, 275 E. Main St. 1EA, Frankfort, KY 40621; (502) 564-4212. They have the following records:
- Birth & Death Certificates:
The Vital Statistics Law of Kentucky, providing for and legalizing the registration of births and deaths, was enacted by the General Assembly of 1910 and became effective Jan. 1, 1911.
The Office of Vital Statistics has no records of births and deaths occurring prior to the above date except delayed records of births for those born before 1911, which have been established by affidavits and documentary evidence.Fees are listed below. You can download an application online for Birth Certificates or Death Certificates . You can also order Order Electronically and get the certificates much quicker by ordering HERE
- Marriage & Divorce Certificates: Central registration of marriages and divorces began in Kentucky in June 1958. The Office of Vital Statistics has no records of marriages and divorces prior to that date. Copies of marriage certificates prior to June 1958 may be obtained from the county clerk in the county where the license was issued. Records of divorce proceedings are available from the Logan County clerk of the circuit court that granted the decree.You can download an application online for Marriage Certificates or Divorce Certificates . You can also order Order Electronically and get the certificates much quicker by ordering HERE
Cost of certificates: Birth: $10 per certificate;
Death, Marriage and Divorce are $6 per certificate
In Person: You can stop in the office at 275 E. Main St. in Frankfort and obtain a certified copy of a birth, death, marriage or divorce certificate by completing an application form between the hours of 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. EST, Monday-Friday. There is approximately a one-hour wait to receive the certificate.
Directions to Vital Statistics Office
By Mail: Mail a check or money order (no cash) payable to the "Kentucky State Treasurer" along with the necessary information to the following address: Office of Vital Statistics, 275 E. Main St. 1E-A, Frankfort, KY 40621. Please include return address on envelope and application form.
Processing Time: Please allow up to approximately 30 working days for processing of all type of certificates when ordered through the mail.
Birth Records: Expect longer delays during peak request periods from May through September. You should request certified copies of your birth certificate early enough to avoid delays if you are planning retirement, sporting events for the children, travel/passports, children entering school for the first time, etc.
Death Records: There may be delays in issuing new certified death certificates if the original certificate is not promptly filed in Frankfort by the funeral homes. Click Here to Search the Social Security Death Index for FREE
Phone, Fax, On-Line, or Credit Card: To obtain a certified copy of a vital record by phone, fax, on-line or purchase with a credit card, please link to VitalChek. There is an additional $10.50 fee for all credit card purchases. Discover, Visa, MasterCard and American Express are accepted. If faster delivery is required, you may wish to have the certified copy sent by Federal Express. Please state this when placing the order for the copy. There is an additional fee for this service.
Below is a list of online resources for Logan County Vital Records. Email us with websites containing Logan County Vital Records by clicking the link below:
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See Also Research In Census Records
Countywide Records: Federal Population Schedules that exist for Logan County, Kentucky are 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (fragment, see below), 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. Earlier U.S. censuses for Kentucky were destroyed, but published tax lists serve as a replacements for the lost 1790 and 1800 censuses. Other Federal Schedules to look at when researching your family tree in Logan County, Kentucky are Industry and Agriculture Schedules availible for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Slave Schedules exist for 1850 & 1860. The Mortality Schedules for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Union Veterans Schedules were conducted in 1890 but only returns for sixty-five Kentucky counties remain of the 1890 Union veterans and widows schedule of the federal census of Kentucky.
Statewide Records that exist for Kentucky are 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (fragment, see below), 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. Earlier U.S. censuses for Kentucky were destroyed, but published tax lists serve as a replacements for the lost 1790 and 1800 censuses. Extracts and indexes for many of Kentucky's censuses have been compiled and published. Original or microfilm copies of the federal census returns are available at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Several Kentucky indexes to censuses predate those published by AISI.
State School Census for Kentucky infrequently enumerated public school students beginning in 1888. Scattered records are at the office of the respective county Board of Health or Board of Education. Some are maintained by the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives and the Kentucky Historical Society.
See Also Statewide Records that exist for Kentucky
Below is a list of online resources for Logan County Census Records. Email us with websites containing Logan County Census Records by clicking the link below:
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Genealogy Atlas has images of old American atlases during the years 1795, 1814, 1822, 1823, 1836, 1838, 1845, 1856, 1866, 1879 and 1897 for Kentucky and other states.
You can view rotating animated maps for Kentucky showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries. You can view a list of maps for other states at Census Maps
You can view rotating animated maps for Kentucky showing all the county boundary changes for each year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries . You can view a list of maps for other states and State Department of Transportation Maps at County Maps. The Kentucky Department of Transportation has county maps the show the locations of churches, cemeteries, roads, ect...
Below is a list of online resources for Logan County Maps. Email us with websites containing Logan County Maps by clicking the link below:
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See Also Military Records in Kentucky
The uses and value of military records in genealogical research for ancestors who were veterans are obvious, but military records can also be important to re-searchers whose direct ancestors were not soldiers in any war. The fathers, grandfathers, brothers, and other close relatives of an ancestor may have served in a war, and their service or pension records could contain information that will assist in further identifying the family of primary interest. Due to the amount of genealogical information contained in some military pension files, they should never be overlooked during the research process. Those records not containing specific genealogical information are of historic value and should be included in any overall research design. A list of Wars fought on American.
Below is a list of online resources for Logan County Military Records. Email us with websites containing Logan County Military Records by clicking the link below:
- Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents in NARA publication M246 include muster rolls, payrolls, strength returns, and other miscellaneous personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army units, 1775-83.
- Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents in NARA publication NARA publication M881. Compiled service records of soldiers who served in the American Army during the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783.
- Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, from NARA publication M804.
- Southern Claims Commission from the State of Kentucky (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents In the 1870s, southerners claimed compensation from the U.S. government for items used by the Union Army, ranging from corn and horses, to trees and church buildings.
- Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900 from the State of Kentucky (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Pension applications for service in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917, grouped according to the units in which the veterans served.
- Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers from southern units, labeled with each soldier's name, rank, and unit, with links to revealing documents about each soldier.
- Kentucky Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, 323 High Str, Paris, Ky, 40361;(859) 987- 1788
- National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution,
- Kentucky Society of Sons of the American Revolution,
- National Society of Sons of the American Revolution, 1000 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40203; (502) 589-1776
- Logan County, Kentucky Military Books at Amazon.com
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See Also Research In Tax Records
One of the most valuable sources for early Kentucky until 1892 is its tax records. Most counties have yearly tax records from the date of organization. Some early tax schedules list watercourse, value and acreage of real estate, men over twenty-one, young men between sixteen and twenty-one, slaves, and horses. Extant county tax schedules from the date of organization of the county through 1892 have been microfilmed for most counties and are available from the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives and the FHL.
Numerous original tax records from 1892 are available at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. The Kentucky Historical Society has tax records to 1875.
Kentucky tax lists are arranged by county and date. Within the counties, residents within its districts are grouped together and names usually arranged under the beginning letter of the surname, although these are not in strict alphabetical order. Some early tax records have been published and are available in research libraries.
Below is a list of online resources for Logan County Tax Records. Email us with websites containing Logan County Tax Records by clicking the link below:
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The Repositories
in this section are Archives, Libraries, Museums, Genealogical
and Historical Societies. Many County Historical and Genealogical
Societies publish magazines and/or news letters on a monthly,
quarterly, bi-annual or annual basis. Contacting the local societies
should not be over looked. State Archives and Societies are
usually much larger and better organized with much larger archived
materials than their smaller county cousins but they can be
more generalized and over look the smaller details that local
societies tend to have. Libraries can also be a good place to
look for local information. Some libraries have a genealogy
section and may have some resources that are not located at
archives or societies. Also, take a special look at any museums
in the area. They sometimes have photos and items from years
gone by as well as information of a genealogical interest. All
these places are vitally important to the family genealogist
and must not be passed over.
Below is a list of online resources for Logan County Genealogical Addresses. Email us with websites containing Logan County Genealogical Addresses by clicking the link below:
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- Local Kentucky Researchers, Find a local researcher or become a local researcher.
- The Kentucky Historical Society, 100 W. Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601; 877-444-7867,[EMAIL]
- The Kentucky Genealogical Society, PO Box 153, Frankfort, KY 40602-0153 [EMAIL]
- Kentucky Newspapers & Periodicals Records - Newspapers and periodicals are the diaries of local communities. They are excellent sources of family history details - often recorded nowhere else. Look for obituaries, marriages, legal notices, and more found in our Historical Newspaper Archives.
- Kentucky Genealogical Society Books at Amazon.com
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See Also Church & Cemetery Records in Kentucky
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Click Here to Search Kentucky Obituary Records! - This database is a compilation of obituaries published in U.S. newspapers, collected from various online sources. Obituaries can vary in the amount of information they contain, but many of them are genealogical goldmines, including information such as names, dates, places of birth and death, marriage information, and family relationships. |
There are many churches and cemeteries in Logan County. Some transcriptions are online. A great site is the Logan County Tombstone Transcription Project.
Church membership of early Kentuckians include Baptist, Church of Christ, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic. Some church records were published, others were microfilmed, some are housed in church repositories, but many remain in the local church. Church records and histories may be found in periodicals pertaining to Kentucky. Repositories include the DAR Library, the FHL, Kentucky Historical Society, University of Kentucky Library, and Filson Club Library.
Many
collections of cemetery records are available for Kentucky.
In 1977 the Kentucky Historical Society began computerizing
extant cemetery records for the state. Cemetery tombstone transcriptions
are included in the Ardery collection.
Kentucky regional libraries and some other large genealogical
libraries outside the state have collections of Kentucky cemetery
transcriptions. In addition, publications pertaining to Kentucky
and Kentuckians frequently contain cemetery records for the
state.
Below is a list of online resources for Logan County Cemetery & Church Records. Email us with websites containing Logan County Cemetery & Church Records by clicking the link below:
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When view family trees online or not, be sure to only take the info at face value and always follow up with your own sources or verify the ones they provide. Below is a list of online resources for Logan County Family Trees, web forums and other family type information . Email us with websites containing Logan County Family Trees, web forums and other family type information by clicking the link below:
- Search 60 Years Of Everton Data: For the first time ever you can get access to more than 150,000 pedigree files and family group sheets from Evertons. Learn More
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- Sites on USGenweb: [ Logan County ] [ Kentucky ] [ Main Page ]
- [GenForum Message Boards] [Rootsweb Message Boards]
- Genealogy Encyclopedia: General Abbreviations, Early Illnesses, Nickname Meanings, Worldwide Epidemics, Early Occupations, Common Terms, Censuses Explained, Free Genealogical Forms
- Nichols and Related Families of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virgina.
- Meet your ancestors. Learn their stories. Start your FREE family tree.
- Kentucky Family & Local History Records - The Family & Local Histories Collection lets you read journals, memoirs, and other first-hand historical narratives right on your computer. Gathered from some of the world's finest libraries, these materials may provide hard-to-find town, county, and state information; tax records and wills; military, church, and court records; as well as photographs, stories, and maps.
- Logan County, Kentucky Family Books at Amazon.com
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