Logan County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States   West Virginia    Logan County

County Courthouse
Logan County Courthouse 300 Stratton Street Logan, WV 25601 304-792-8550 304-792-8600 Fax
 * County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records from 1872, burial, probate, land and military records.


 * Circuit Clerk, had divorce, court records and naturalization records.

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
There is a list of cemeteries on Logan County, West Virginia Cemeteries

Census
1840 Logan County Census and Index

Dorsey, Dana. "1850 Census, Logan County Virginia now West Virginia'' 1986

Turner, David Anderson "1860 Census of Logan County, Virginia" annotated. 1981.

Turner, David Anderson "1880 Census of Logan County, West Virginia" annotated 1981.

Baisden, Connie "1900 Census of Logan County, West Virginia" 1981.

Brown, Donna L "1920 Census of Logan County, West Virginia. 1996

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Logan

General
The following compiled genealogies treat multiple Logan County families:


 * Anglin, Walter F. The Anglin Families of Colonial Virginia, In search of Descendants Approximately 300 pages


 * Ball, Nina, Ferrell, Lenore Kinger. The Ball Family of Boone County, West Virginia. 1980. 1998 2nd printing. Boone County Educational Workshop page 336.


 * Browning, Stanley C. Tracking the Pioneers: A History of Browning Families of Southern West Virginia.Lulu Press, Inc., 2006. Morrisville, NC 27560, www.lulu.com


 * Burgess, James A. Burgess, Mullins, Browning, Brown and Allied Families. Parsons, W.Va.: McClain Printing Company, 1978. ; digital version at Family History Archives - free.


 * Dickerson, Florence S. The James Stewart Family of Early Augusta County, Virginia 1740-1760. 1966 McClain Printing Company, McClain Printing, 319 pages.


 * Lane, Mrs Julian C. "Key and Allied Families" Statesboro, Georgia. The Press 1931


 * Maynard, Roland B. The Maynards of East Kentucky: From Pioneers to the Tenth Generation."  1 May 1978 Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 506 pages.


 * Phillips, Shelby Phillips. David Branham and his Descendants. 1995.


 * Riggins Sharol. "Teage Riggen and his Riggen, Riggin Riggins, descendants.Gateway Press


 * Thomas, Joseph. Logan County West Virginia and Beyond. 2007. 777 pages.


 * Thompson, Fred C. Ferrell, Vance and Allied Families 1991. 500 pages. * Turner, David Anderson. The Family of Floyd Cook.

Local Histories

 * Brumfield, Darrell, Ellis, Smith, Flossie Hatfield. Stories About Gilbert, West Virginia and Surround Communities. 1993. Gateway Press, Baltimore, Md.


 * Brumfield, Darrell, Ellis, Smith, Flossie Hatfield. Stories About Gilbert, West Virginia and Surround Communities. 1995. Gateway Press, Baltimore, Md.


 * Ragland, Henry Clay :http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ptsonline/history/ragland.html History of Logan County Virginia ]1896


 * Swain, George T.:History of Logan County, Virginia rewritten by in 1927

Maps
1850 Virginia Map Including West Virginia

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.]

Civil War

 * West Virginia,.

Naturalization Records
West Virgina, Naturalization Records, 1814-1991

Newspapers
The Logan Banner

Probate
West Virginia Will Books

Taxation
West Virginia Records at the Library of Virginia


 * County and City Court Records


 * Land and Office Patents &amp; Grants


 * Land Taxes, 1782-1900


 * Personal Property Taxes


 * Vital Statistics, 1853-1862

Vital Records

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

Societies and Libraries
Logan County, West Virginia USGENWEB

Logan County Genealogical Society P O Box 1959 Logan, West Virginia 25601

Family History Centers


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers. The closest family history centers are in the Huntington Family History Center and the Charleston Family History Center
 * ''Logan Area Public Library 16 Wildcat Way Logan, WV 25601 304-752-6652

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


 * Patron should call during inclement weather before traveling to confirm library hours.
 * College Library has a wealth of information on Logan County History and Family History

Family History Books that were found at the South West Virginia Community College were taken to Logan High School in April May of 2004

Logan High School, Logan, West Virginia 304-752-6606

Web Sites

 * Logan West Virginia History and Nostalgia
 * Logan West Virginia History and Nostalgia

Logan County, Virginia Recreated

 * The History of Logan County by Henry Clay Ragland, 1850 1860 Logan County Virginia Census


 * 1870 Logan County WV Tridelphia Township 1850 Wyoming County, Virginia - 1853-1860 Logan County, Virginia Birth Marriage and Death Records &lt;br&gt; 1850 - 1860 - 1870 Mortality Schedule &lt;br&gt;