Logan County, Arkansas Genealogy

United States Arkansas  Logan County

Guide to Logan County, Arkansas ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Logan County Courthouse Courthouse Square Paris, AR 72855 Phone: 501.963.2618 County Clerk has marriage and probate records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records.

Parent County

 * 1871--Logan County was created 22 March 1871 from Pope, Franklin, Johnson, Scott, and Yell Counties.

County seat: Paris

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Arkansas county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Arkansas County Boundary Maps" (1813-1925) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Arkansas counties see: Arkansas Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog'

Neighboring Counties
Franklin • Johnson • Pope • Scott • Sebastian • Yell •

Biographies

 * All of the family biographies from Logan County, Arkansas included in The Biographical and Historical Memoirs ofLogan County, Arkansas published by Southern Publishing Company in 1891 are available free online at My Genealogy Hound.

Maps

 * Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Map of 1889 Logan County, Arkansas (My Genealogy Hound)

Civil War

 * Men from this county served in the 58th Regiment, Arkansas Militia (Confederate).

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1783 – 1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1817 – 1979 at FamilySearch — images
 * Probate Records 1877-1894 Logan County portion of the collection: : Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images)
 * Includes Inventories and appraisements 1881-1894; Probate records 1877-1881.

Vital Records
See also How to order Arkansas Vital Records

Marriage

 * 1877-1958 - Logan County Marriage Books B-R Index (1877-1953), Southern District Books 1-11 Index (1901-1958) in at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877-1924 - Logan County Marriage Books B-K, 1-5 Index 1877-1924 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Arkansas Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers