Logan County, West Virginia Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Logan County Courthouse 300 Stratton Street Logan, WV 25601 304-792-8550 304-792-8600 Fax

Parent County
1824--Logan County was created 12 January 1824 from Cabell (now West Virginia), Kanawha (now West Virginia), Giles and Tazewell Counties (Virginia). County seat: Logan

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Logan County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone
 * Lincoln
 * Mingo
 * Wyoming

Cemeteries
Avis Cemetery in Neibert, Logan, West Virginia

[http://www.wvgenweb.org/logan/grimbrow.htm Browning-Grimmett Cemetery in Bruno. Logan, West Virginia]

Church of God Cemetery in Robinette, Logan, West Virginia

Earling Cemetery in Earling, Logan, West Virginia

[http://www.wvgenweb.org/logan/chriscem.html Christian Cemetery in Christian, Logan. West Virginia]

Daniels Cemetery near Buffalo Creek, Logan, West Virginia

Ferrell Cemetery in Chapmanville, Logan, West Virginia

Foley Cemetery in Melville, Logan, West Virginia

Hinchman Cemetery in McConnell, Logan, West Virginia

Upper Hinchman Cemetery near Rich Creek, Logan, West Virginia

Mitchell Heights Cemetery in Mitchell Heights, Logan, West Virginia

Mullins Cemetery in Blair, Logan, West Virginia

Mullins Cemetery in Lyburn, Logan, West Virginia

Rich Creek Cemetery near Rich Creek, Logan, West Virginia

Rita Cemetery near Snap Creek, Logan, West Virginia

Robinette Cemetery near Three Mile Curve, Logan, West Virginia

Stratton Cemetery in Logan, Logan, West Virginia

John E. Thompson Cemetery in McConnell, Logan, West Virginia

Vance Cemetery, Logan, West Virginia

Yolyn Cemetery near Rich Creek, Logan, West Virginia

White Oak Cemetery Orgas or Orange, Boone County, West Virginia

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Logan

Revolutionary War

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Western District, Logan County on page 135.]
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]

Newspapers
The Logan Banner

Vital Records

 * Turner, Ronald Ray. Logan County West Virginia Marriages from Other Counties. 2007. Available online, courtesy: Prince William County Virginia website.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Logan Area Public Library 16 Wildcat Way Logan, WV 25601 304-752-6652

South West Virginia Community College2 2900 Dempsey Branch Road Mt-Gay - Shamrock, WV 25637 Telephone 304-896-7378


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