Logan County Quick Facts

- Government Website: www.arcounties.org/
- Created Date / Origin: March 22, 1871 (originally named Sarber County, renamed on December 14, 1875) and was formed from Franklin County, Scott County, Pope County, Yell County and Johnson County. Other county boundry changes occured when Line with Scott County changed 21 March 1881 and 2 March 1903.
- County Seat: Booneville & Paris
- Named After: James Logan (1791–1859), an early settler of western Arkansas
- Bordering Counties: Johnson County (north), Pope County (northeast), Yell County (southeast), Scott County (south), Sebastian County (west), Franklin County (northwest).
- Cities & towns include: Blue Mountain, Booneville, Caulksville, Magazine, Morrison Bluff, Paris, Ratcliff, Scranton, Subiaco
Logan County Genealogical & Historical Societies and Family History Resources
A list of Logan County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives. See Also Arkansas Archives, Genealogical and Historical Societies for statewide Addresses and links.
- Logan County Historical Society, P.O. Box 32, Paris, AR 72855-0032; We publish a historical magazine twice a year called; “Wagon Wheels”. Membership in the society is $15 per year and you receive both issues of the magazine. We have an Index of the Wagon Wheels magazines covering 1980 – 1999. It is $10 plus $5 shipping.
- Arkansas State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Logan County USGenWeb Archives Project (usgwarchives.org) read and post messages with other county genealogy researchers
- Logan County, Arkansas Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your county ancestors
- Logan County, Arkansas Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
Logan County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers often overlook the importance of Logan County court, probate, and land records as a source of genealogy and family history information. Buried away in Arkansas courthouses and archives everywhere are the dreams and frustrations of many Arkansas citizens. The chances are great that your ancestors have left a detailed record of at least some aspects of their lives in the Logan County court records.
The following indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Logan county. The dates indicated below are the first known records for each county.
All County Offices Records are located in the Courthouse at 25 W. Walnut, Paris 72855 or Booneville 72927; 479-963-3601, unless otherwise noted. It was reported all records from county formation to 1878 destroyed by fire.
- Logan County Clerk of Circuit Courtis the clerk of the circuit, chancery court, and juvenile court and usually acts as the ex-officio recorder of Logan county. The duties of the clerk are to maintain a record of all proceedings of the circuit, chancery and juvenile courts and to prepare the dockets for courts in Logan County. They are also the ex-officio Logan county recorder; and is responsible for recording deeds, mortgages, liens, and surety bonds, and many other orders and instruments which involve property within Logan county.
- Phone: (479) 963-2164
- Court Records: 1877
- Land Records: 1878
- Divorce Records: are maintained among the equity records (Divorces issued prior to 1950 are located here. Divorces issued after 1950 can be found at the Arkansas Department of Public Health)
- Logan County Clerk , as clerk to the probate court, the clerk files all instruments making them a matter of record in descendent estate cases, and swears in all witnesses in contested estates. The clerk, also in this capacity, maintains all records relative to adoptions and guardianship cases within Logan county.
- Phone: (479) 963-2618
- Marriage Records: 1877
- Probate Records: 1873
- Logan County Assessor’s Officemaintains County tax records. These records are usually arranged by legal description and are not indexed.
- Phone: (479) 963-2716
- Arkansas Dept of Health has Birth & Death records since February 1, 1914, Marriage Records since January 1917 and Divorce Records since January 1923. You may go to any county health departmentin the State of Arkansas to obtain a Birth or Death certificates which can be issued while you wait.
- Address: Division of Vital Records, Slot 44, 4815 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205
- Phone: (501) 661-2174
- Ordering Vital Records: You can also order Order Electronically Online or You can download an application for Arkansas Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate to mail.
Logan County Genealogy Links
The following are links to Genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Logan County. These genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Commercial Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some are have free access some require a payment. This is just a list that has been collected or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another. Feel free to submit your own favorite genealogy or family history related sites.
- Logan Co. AR Books, Newspapers & Publications
- See Also Statewide Newspapers, Books & Publications Links for Arkansas
- Historical Newspapers from Arkansas (1819 – 1999) (genealogybank.com) Has exclusive newspaper archive for family genealogy research provides information on millions of American families from 1690–today.
- Logan County, Arkansas Books (amazon.com)
- Arkansas newspapers (newspaperarchives.com)
- Logan Co. AR Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- See Also Statewide Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records in Arkansas
- Logan County Marriages Project (usgwarchives.org) provide actual transcriptions of Marriage Applications, and other Marriage Records, as found recorded in the county court house and state archives.
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com) Search over 82 million death records and get genealogical information crucial to your family research.
- Logan Co. AR Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- See Also Arkansas Court, Land, Tax & Probate Records
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov) covers the State of Arkansas. Many pioneers and settelers bought land from the government instead of individuals.
- Logan Co. AR Census Records
- See Also Statewide Census Links for Arkansas
- Logan County, AR Census Records (census-online.com)
- Logan County, AR Census QuickFacts (quickfacts.census.gov)
- Logan County Census Records (usgwarchives.org)
- Logan County Census Records (search.ancestry.com)Learn where your ancestors lived, who lived in the household, ages, places of birth, occupation, actual images of the Federal Censusrs and more.
- Logan Co. AR Cemeteries & Graveyards
- See Also Statewide Cemetery Links for Arkansas
- Logan County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Logan Co., Arkansas Graves (findagrave.com)
- Logan Co., Arkansas Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Logan County, Arkansas (topozone.com)
- Logan Co., Arkansas Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Logan Co. AR Church & Bible Records
- See Also Statewide Church & Bible Links for Arkansas
- Topographic Church List and Map for Logan County, Arkansas (topozone.com)
- Logan County, Arkansas Church Books (amazon.com)
- Logan Co. AR Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Logan Co. AR General and History Websites
- Logan County Arkansas (genealogytrails.com)
- Logan County, Arkansas Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Logan Co. Arkansas Genealogy (argenweb.net)
- Logan Co. Arkansas Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org) has the largest collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records.
- Logan County, Arkansas (linkpendium.com) Family History & Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records & More
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Arkansas – Counties – Logan (cyndislist.com)
- Logan County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Logan Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
- Logan Co. AR Immigration & Naturalization
- Logan Co. AR Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Statewide Maps and Atlas Links for Arkansas
- Logan County D.O.T. MAP
- 1895 Logan County Map (livgenmi.com)
- Logan Co. AR Military Records
- See Also Statewide Military Links for Arkansas
- Arkansas Military Records (Fold3.com) provides access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Arkansas men and women who served. Perfect for genealogists, researchers, historians and more.
- Logan Co., AR Schools & Directories
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