Logan, Cache County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah Cache County Logan

History
Logan is county seat of Cache County. It has a history of great activity and exciting stories. The native american population, made mostly of bands of Shoshone, were living in the area since prehistory. The first europeans in the area were well known early trappers such as Peter Skene Ogden and Jim Bridger who explored the Logan River and surrounding regions as early as 1825.

Brigham Young, the great colonizer, sent the first permant european settlers into the valley on July 20, 1855. In April 1959 some individuals began the necessary improvements that would allow a permanent settlement to be established. Showing the importance of water in these early days, the name of the settlement was given in recognition to Logan River that flows through the city to this day.

These early settlers were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or Mormons) which is still the predominant religion in Logan to this day. The establishment of this church has led to the construction of two of the great architectural landmarks in Logan which remain today: the Logan LDS Temple and the Logan Tabernacle.

Logan is also known as the home to Utah State University. It is a land-grant university which was founded in 1888 as Utah's agricultural college. Old Main, another architectural landmark in Logan, is perhaps the best known structure on the college campus.

The city celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2009. In 2010 the population totaled over 48,000, according to the census of that year.

Web Histories

 * UTGenWeb History
 * Utah.com History

Print Histories

 * Godfrey, Kenneth W. Logan, Utah : a one hundred fifty year history. Exemplar Press, 2010. Logan Library 929.212 Godfrey
 * Hovey, M.R. A history of Cache County : as printed in Logan Journal beginning August 4th, 1923.
 * Peterson, F. Ross. A history of Cache County. Salt Lake City, UT : Utah State Historical Society, 1997.
 * Ricks, Joel E. The history of a valley : Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho. Logan, Utah : Cache Valley Centennial Commission, 1956.
 * Simmonds, A.J. In 'God's Lap' : Cache Valley history as told in the newspaper columns of A.J. Simmonds. Canada : Pediment Publishing, 2004.
 * Somers, Ray. History of Logan. Logan, UT : Somers Historical Press, 1993.

City Hall
Logan City Hall Logan City recorder 290 North 100 West Logan, UT 84321 (435) 716-9002

Court Houses
Utah's First District Court

Logan City Municipal Justice Court Logan City Court Administrator 446 North 100 West Logan, UT 84321 (435)716-9559

Neighboring Communities
Benson, Utah | Hyde Park, Utah | Millville, Utah | Nibley, Utah | North Logan, Utah | Providence, Utah | River Heights, Utah | Smithfield, Utah

Cemeteries
Logan City Cemetery - 1000 N. 1200 E., Logan, Utah 84321


 * Findagrave
 * GravePlot Map
 * Logan City Cemetery Staff
 * Names In Stone
 * Utah Gravestone Photo Project

Church History and Records
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) - 89 S. 200 W., Logan, Utah 84321


 * Law, Craig. Logan Temple. Logan, UT: Logan Temple Centennial Commemoration Committee, 1984.
 * Olsen, Nolan Porter. Logan temple : first 100 years. Logan, UT: 1978.

First Presbyterian Church of Logan - 178 W. Center, Logan, Utah, 84321


 * Hult, Christine, ed. The Presbyterian experience in Cache Valley: one-hundred thirty years of faith and service 1878 - 2008. Logan, UT: 2009.

St. John's Episcopal Church - 85 E. 100 N., Logan, Utah 84321

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Parish - 725 S. 250 E., Logan, Utah 84321

Other Churches - Directory of Churches in Logan


 * Simmonds, A.J. The Gentile comes to Cache Valley. Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 1976.

Contacts
Archives


 * Utah State Archives and Records Service - 300 S. Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
 * Utah State University Special Collections and Archives - 3000 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322

Digital Libraries


 * BYU Idaho Special Collection &amp; Family History
 * Cache County GenWeb
 * J. Williard Marriot Library - Digital Collections
 * Logan Library Special Collections - Digital Projects
 * Mountain West Digital Library
 * Utah State Archives and Record Service - Digital Archives
 * Utah State History - Online Sources
 * Utah State University Digital Initiatives

Libraries


 * Logan Public Library (Family History Library Affiliate) - 255 N. Main, Logan, Utah 84321
 * Logan Utah Regional Family History Center (Family History Library Branch) - 50 N. Main (rear basement), Logan, Utah 84321

Message Boards


 * Cache County Message Board
 * Cache Family History List [to subscribe email ut-cache-fhc-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or ut-cache-fhc-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode)]

Museums


 * Cache County Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum - 160 N. Main, Logan, Utah 84321

Societies and Groups 


 * Cache Valley Historical Society

Directories

 * Polk, R.L. Polk Directory for Logan, Utah. 1904-present. (some earlier issues are on microfilm)
 * Sloan, Robert W. 1884 Utah Gazeteer and directory of Logan, Ogden, Provo, and Salt Lake Cities. Salt Lake City, UT: Herald Printing and Publishign Co., 1884.

Histories

 * Godfrey, Kenneth W. Logan, Utah : a one hundred fifty year history. Exemplar Press, 2010.
 * Hovey, M.R. A history of Cache County : as printed in Logan Journal beginning August 4th, 1923.
 * Peterson, F. Ross. A history of Cache County. Salt Lake City, UT : Utah State Historical Society, 1997.
 * Ricks, Joel E. The history of a valley : Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho. Logan, Utah : Cache Valley Centennial Commission, 1956.
 * Simmonds, A.J. In 'God's Lap' : Cache Valley history as told in the newspaper columns of A.J. Simmonds. Canada : Pediment Publishing, 2004.
 * Somers, Ray. History of Logan. Logan, UT : Somers Historical Press, 1993.

Newspapers
Titles


 * The Cache American (1931-1947?)
 * The Herald Journal (1931-present)
 * The Journal (1892-1931)
 * The Logan Journal (1888-1891)
 * The Logan Leader (1879-1882)
 * The Utah Journal (1882-1889)

Abstracts 


 * Vital Records of Cache County (1860-? newspaper clippings with births, deaths, etc.)

Vital Records
Notes


 * Reliable birth and death records in Logan date back to 1898. In that year the Utah state legislature provided for central county records and the Cache County Clerk began to keep a vital record register or ledger. This practice continued until 1905 when a state-wide registration of both births and deaths began.
 * Marriages were seen as a religious sacrament early in the history of Cache County. With the passage of the Edmund’s-Tucker Act, federal regulators outlawed polygamy, a common practice among pioneer members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). The act also mandated a territorial registration of marriages which began in 1887.
 * Settlers began to enter Cache County in 1859. Vital records from that time until civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began may be found in alternative sources: newspapers, church records, family records, cemetery records, etc.

Birth and Death Records


 * 1898-1905 Birth and Death Records


 * 1) Family History Library [call number US/CAN Film 431094]
 * 2) Utah State Archives and Record Service [call number Series 83781]


 * 1905-present Birth and Death Records (order online)


 * 1905 Birth Certificate Index


 * Utah Death Certificate Index

Marriage Records


 * 1887-1966 Marriage Records


 * 1) Family History Library [call number US/CAN films 430301-17]


 * Western States Marriage Database