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Logan County, North Dakota
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Logan County was established on January 04, 1873 (organized in 1884) from Buffalo County in the Dakota Territory.
The Logan County Seat is situated in Napoleon and the county government website is unknown
Areas next to Logan County are Stutsman County, LaMoure County, McIntosh County, Emmons County, Kidder County.
Townships include Bryant, Finn, Glendale, Gutschmidt, Haag, Janke, Red Lake, Sealy, Starkey..
Logan County does have Federal Census Schedules to help in looking into your family tree. Government Population Schedules are available for 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Logan Co. Logan Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1880. Logan Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1880. Logan Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be found for 1890. There are free online in addition to printable census forms to assist with your research.
Logan County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Logan County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- North Dakota State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Logan County Historical Society, 208 5th St. E, Napoleon, ND 58561-7217, 701-754-2640
- Logan County, North Dakota Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Logan County, North Dakota Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Logan County (usgwarchives.net)
Logan County Courthouse and Government Records
Genealogist often overlook the value of Logan County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of family history and genealogy information. Buried away in North Dakota courthouses and archives just about everywhere are often the aspirations and worries of countless North Dakota residents. The odds are excellent that your chosen ancestors and forefathers have left a detailed record of at least some elements of their lives in the Logan County court records. Even if your forefathers is not mentioned in a Court case, give some thought to all of the other procedures which may have lead to her or him showing up in court records.
- Logan County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 301 Broadway, Napoleon, ND 58561
- Phone: (701) 754-2751
- Logan County Register of Deeds / Recorder / Clerk of Courts responsibilities include issuing Marriage Licenses and filing of Civil, Probate, Small Claims, Criminal Cases and Child Support Court Documents; keeping a record of each patent, deed, mortgage, bill of sale and any document related to these transactions, insuring a permanent record of property ownership.
- Marriage Records: 1890
- Land Records: 1873
- Probate Records: 1873
- Court Records: 1873
- North Dakota Office of Vital Records has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in North Dakota for current fees and application process. Birth, marriage, and death records are connected with central life events.
- Ordering Vital Records – You can also order Order Electronically Online or You can download an application for North Dakota Birth Certificate, Death Certificate Applications. Certified copies of marriage records must be issued by the county where the license was originally filed. Copies of divorce records can only be obtained from the county clerk or recorder in the county in which the divorce filed.
Logan County Links
The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to Logan County. Feel free to provide your own favorite Logan County genealogy or family history related sites.
Logan Co. ND Books, Newspapers & Publications
- North Dakota Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- North Dakota historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from North Dakota (1879–1923) (genealogybank.com) Rapidly discover names and key phrases in over 450 million content articles, obituaries, marriage announcements, birth notices along with other items published in over 2,800 historical U.S. newspapers. All new content and articles added every month!
- Logan County, North Dakota Books (amazon.com)
- Search North Dakota Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Logan County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Logan Co. ND Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- North Dakota Vital Records Research Guide
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Logan Co. ND Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- North Dakota Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Logan Co. ND Census Records
- North Dakota Census Records Research Guide
- Logan County, ND Census Records Links
- Logan County, ND Census QuickFacts
Logan Co. ND Cemeteries & Church Records
- North Dakota Cemetery Research Guide
- Logan Co., North Dakota Graves (findagrave.com)
- Logan County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Logan Co., North Dakota Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Logan County, North Dakota
- Logan Co., North Dakota Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- North Dakota Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Logan County, North Dakota
- Logan County, North Dakota Church Books (amazon.com)
Logan Co. ND Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- North Dakota Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Logan Co. ND General and History Websites
- See Also State History for North Dakota
- Logan County, North Dakota Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Logan County, North Dakota Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Logan Co. ND Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Logan County, North Dakota (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – North Dakota – Counties – Logan (cyndislist.com)
- Logan County North Dakota (genealogytrails.com)
- Logan Co. NDGenweb (theusgenweb.org)
- Logan County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Logan Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Logan Co. ND Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of North Dakota Links and Information
- 1895 Logan County Map (livgenmi.com)
Logan Co. ND Military Records
- North Dakota Military Records Research Guide
- North Dakota Military Records (fold3.com) will provide easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the North Dakota individuals that served. Just the thing for Logan County genealogists, researchers, historians and much more.