Logan, Cache County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah Cache County Logan

This site is hosted by the Logan Public Library.

History
Logan is the county seat of Cache County, Utah. Logan is also the central community in the Cache Valley which extends into south-eastern Idaho. The Native American population, made mostly of bands of Shoshone, have lived in the region 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.

The first permanent European settlers were sent by Brigham Young, the great colonizer, and entered Cache Valley on July 20, 1855. These early settlers were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or Mormons) which is the predominant religion to this day. Logan was first settled in April 1859 and named after the Logan River that flows through the city.

The establishment of the before mentioned church is responsible for two of the great architectural landmarks in Logan: the Logan LDS Temple and the Logan Tabernacle. Logan is also the home of Utah State University, a land-grant university founded in 1888. Old Main, another architectural landmark in Logan, is perhaps the best known structure on the campus.

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

Neighboring Communities
Benson, Utah | Hyde Park, Utah | Hyrum, Utah | Lewiston, Utah | Mendon, Utah | Millville, Utah | Newton, Utah | Nibley, Utah | North Logan, Utah | Providence, Utah | Richmond, Utah | River Heights, Utah | Smithfield, Utah | Wellsville, Utah

Cemetery Records
Logan City Cemetery 1000 North 1200 East Logan, UT 84321 (435)750-9895 or mark.johnson@loganutah.org


 * Cemeteries of Cache County

Cemetery Transcriptions
Check these online resources to find people who have been interred in the Logan Cemetery.


 * Burials in Logan City Cemetery, 1862-1958. Salt Lake City, UT: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958. Logan Library
 * Findagrave
 * Names In Stone
 * Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * Utah State History - Burials Search

Mortuaries
Contacting a mortuary can give you invaluable information about the death and interment of an individual.


 * Kenneth Linquist Mortuary Records (1913-1961) Logan Library

Census Records

 * 1880 United States Federal Census of Logan, Utah

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


 * Logan City Council Minutes. Logan, UT: 1866-present. Logan Library 1866-1988 on microfilm Logan Library 1988-2008 in print Logan City 2008-current digital

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
LDS Church History

Logan LDS Church Ward and Branch Records


 * Morrell, Ada England.One hundred years of history of the LDS Logan Second Ward, 1861 to 1961. Logan, UT: Gateway Press, 1961.  Logan Library
 * Olsen, Nolan Porter. The Logan Temple Collection, 1877-1979.
 * Olsen, Nolan Porter. Logan temple : the first 100 years. Logan, UT: 1978.  Logan Library
 * Smith, Darrin. How beautiful : a pictorial history of the Logan LDS temple. Logan, UT: Herald Journal, 2011. Logan Library

Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church of Logan 178 West Center Logan, UT 84321


 * First Presbyterian Church of Logan Collection, 1920-1995
 * First Presbyterian Church Papers, 1878-1990
 * Hult, Christine, ed. The Presbyterian experience in Cache Valley: one-hundred thirty years of faith and service 1878 - 2008. Logan, UT: 2009. Logan Library

Lutheran
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 581 North 700 East Logan, UT 84321 (435) 752-1453

Episcopal
St. John's Episcopal Church 85 East 100 North Logan, UT 84321


 * St. John's Episcopal Church Records, 1873-1979

Catholic
St. Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Parish 725 South 250 East Logan, UT 84321

Methodist
Trinity Methodist Church - Merged with the First Presbyterian Church in 1920.

Other
Other Churches


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

Logan Library

Directories
R.L. Polk &amp; Co. Polk City Directory for Logan, Utah. 1904-current. Logan Library 1904-1964 on film Logan Library 1929-current in print

Sloan, Robert W. Utah gazatteer and directory of Logan, Ogden, Provo and Salt Lake cities, for 1884. Salt Lake City, UT: Herald Print and Pub. Co., 1884.

Web Histories

 * UTGenWeb History
 * Utah.com History

General Print Histories

 * Christensen, Vera A. A Place in Time : Logan, Cache, Utah. Providence, UT : Keith W. Watkins and Sons, 1989.  Logan Library
 * Godfrey, Kenneth W. Logan, Utah : a one hundred fifty year history. Exemplar Press, 2010. Logan Library
 * Hovey, M.R.A history of Cache County : as printed in Logan Journal beginning August 4th, 1923. Logan Library (digital copy)
 * Peterson, F. Ross.A history of Cache County. Salt Lake City, UT : Utah State Historical Society, 1997.  Logan Library
 * Ricks, Joel E. The history of a valley : Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho. Logan, Utah : Cache Valley Centennial Commission, 1956.  Logan Library
 * Simmonds, A.J.In 'God's Lap' : Cache Valley history as told in the newspaper columns of A.J. Simmonds. Canada : Pediment Publishing, 2004. Logan Library
 * Somers, Ray. History of Logan. Logan, UT : Somers Historical Press, 1993. Volumes 1 and 2.  Logan Library

Family Histories and Diaries

 * Cache Valley Diaries Collection

Pictorial Print Histories

 * A Cache legacy : A Photo History of Cache Valley. Logan, UT : The Herald Journal, 2003. Logan Library
 * Cache Treasures : A Photo History of Cache Valley. Logan, UT : The Herald Journal, 2001. Logan Library
 * Smith, Darrin. How beautiful : a pictorial history of the Logan LDS temple. Logan, UT: Herald Journal, 2011. Logan Library
 * Smith, Darrin. Logan Reflections : Photographs Then, Now and in Between. Logan, UT : The Herald Journal, 2009. Logan Library

Historical Overview
The recording of land on a local level began in 1885. Records back to that year are available by contacting the Cache County Recorder. Records before 1885 should have been recorded in a US federal land office; however, there was no federal land office in Utah until 1869. Records from about 1869 to 1885 and possibly earlier are housed in the National Archives, the closest branch of which is in Denver, Colorado.


 * Cache County Inheritance Tax Records, 1905-1966 Logan Library
 * Cache County Probate Records, 1860-1965 Logan Library
 * Cache County Land Deed Records (Vols 1-21), 1892-1920 (incomplete database)

Bird's-Eye View

 * 1875 Bird-Eye View

Plat

 * Cache County Township Plat Book

Sanborn Fire Insurance
The University of Utah has digitized all known Sanborn Maps for Logan. Hard copies are also available at the Logan Public Library.


 * 1885
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1930
 * 1955

Topographic

 * Cache County, Utah - 1931

Other

 * Cache County, Utah 1895
 * Map of Logan City, Utah - 1891 Logan Library
 * Map of Logan Townsite - 1874 Logan Library
 * Newberry Atlas of Historical County Boundaries for Utah
 * Old Maps Online.org

Military

 * Cache County Military Discharge Records (Vols. 1-9), 1942-1980 (incomplete database)

Titles

 * The Cache American (1931-1947?) Logan Library
 * The Herald Journal (1931-present) Logan Library
 * The Logan Nation (1890-1904) Logan Library
 * The Logan Republican (1902-1924) Library of Congress
 * The Journal (1892-1931)  Family History Library (1892-1898)Logan Library  
 * The Logan Journal (1888-1891) Family History Library (1889-1891) Logan Library (1889-1891)
 * The Utah Journal (1882-1889) Family History Library (1889) Logan Library (1885-1886, 1889)
 * The Logan Leader (1879-1882) Family History Library (1879-1880) Logan Library (1879-1880)

Digital Papers

 * Utah Digital Newspapers, 1879-1898, 1902-1921, 2004-Current
 * Logan Library - Historic Newspapers Collection (Cache American, 1931-)

Abstracts

 * Logan, Utah Vital Statistics (1861 - 1939) newspaper clippings with births, deaths, etc.)

Obituaries
The local history librarian at the Logan Library is happy to search for an obituary for you in most of the above newspaper titles. (Tip : Indexing of these papers is limited so give the librarian as much information as you can to make the search more fruitful.)

Brigham Young College

 * Brigham Young College Records, 1877-1926

Logan City Schools

 * Logan City School District records, 1872-1951
 * Amphion Annual, Logan, UT: Logan High School, 1924-present. Logan Library(most issues)

Utah State University

 * The Buzzer Annual. Logan, UT: Utah State University, 1909-1971.

Archives
Utah State Archives and Records Service 300 South Rio Grande Street Salt Lake City, UT 84101 (801) 533-3535

Utah State University Special Collections and Archives 3000 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322 (435) 797-2663

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 Division of State History - Online Collections
 * Utah State University Digital Initiatives

Libraries
Logan Public Library (Family History Library Affiliate) 255 North Main Logan, UT 84321 (435)716-9143

Logan Utah FamilySearch Library 50 North Main (rear basement) Logan, UT 84321 (435) 755-5594

Message Boards

 * Cache County Message Board
 * Cache Family History Center List (UT-CACHE-FHC)

Museums
Cache County Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum 160 North Main Logan, UT 84321

Societies and Groups

 * Cache Valley Historical Society
 * Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
 * Sons of the Utah Pioneers - Temple Fork Chapter

Vital Records
While white permanent settlers began to enter Cache Valley in 1856, Logan was founded in 1859. Vital records from that time until public records were kept may be found in alternative sources: newspapers, church records, family records, cemetery records, etc.

In addition to the following resources for Cache County, make sure to check the various online image and index databases that have been created for Utah vital records.

Birth and Death
Reliable birth and death records in Logan begin in 1898. In that year 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.


 * Cache County Clerk. Birth and Death Records, 1898-1905. Salt Lake City, UT: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966. Family History Library Logan Library Utah State Archives [call number Series 83781]
 * Logan, Utah Vital Statistics (1861 - 1939) newspaper clippings with births, deaths, etc.)

Marriage Records
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.


 * Cache County Clerk. Marriage Records, 1887-1966. Salt Lake City, UT: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966. Family History Library Logan Library