Logan, Cache County, Utah Genealogy
United States 
Utah Cache County Logan
| Logan, Cache, Utah | |
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 Cache County's location in the state of Utah | |
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| Founded | 1859 |
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| Seat | Cache County |
| Address | City Hall 290 North 100 West Logan, UT 84321 |
| Website: www.loganutah.org/ | |
| Named for: the Logan River (Utah)[1] | |
This page has been adopted by the Logan Public Library.
History
Logan is the county seat of Cache County, Utah and the central community of 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 early trappers such as Peter Skene Ogden and Jim Bridger who explored the Logan River and surrounding regions as early as 1825.[2]
The first permanent European settlers entered Cache Valley on July 20, 1855. These early settlers were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or Mormons) and sent by Brigham Young. The LDS faith 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.[3]
City founders, rooted in the LDS faith, are 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 university 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
Resources
Cemetery Records
Logan City Cemetery
1000 North 1200 East
Logan, UT 84321
(435)750-9895 or mark.johnson@loganutah.org
Cemetery Transcriptions
- Burials in Logan City Cemetery, 1862-1958. Salt Lake City, UT: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958.
Logan Library Family History Library
Check these online resources to find people who have been interred in the Logan Cemetery.
- Findagrave
- Names In Stone
- Utah Gravestone Photo Project
- Utah State History - Cemeteries and Burials Search
Mortuaries
Contacting a mortuary can give you invaluable information about the death and interment of an individual.
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- Kenneth Linquist Mortuary Records (1913-1961)
Logan Library Family History Library
Census Records
Indexes
Utah Population Schedule Indexes
Images
Also available are the following digitized census records:
- Table of available census images
- 1850 US Census of Utah Territory
- 1856 Utah Territorial Census (Available on Ancestry.com)
- 1860 US Census of Utah Territory
- 1870 US Census of Utah Territory
- 1880 US Census of Utah Territory
- 1900 US Census of Utah
- 1910 US Census of Utah
- 1920 US Census of Utah
- 1930 US Census of Utah
- 1940 US Census of Utah
Church History and Records
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
Logan LDS Church Ward, Branch and Stake Records
- Centennial, Logan First Ward, Logan Stake, April 14, 1861 - April 14, 1961. Logan, UT: 1961.
Logan Library - History of the Logan Central Stake and Its Wards. Hyrum, UT: Downs Printing, 1986.
Logan Library Worldcat - Centennial, Logan First Ward, Logan Stake, April 14, 1861 - April 14, 1961. Logan, UT: 1961.
Logan Library - Centennial, Logan First Ward, Logan Stake, April 14, 1861 - April 14, 1961. Logan, UT: 1961.
Logan Library - Dedication program, Sunday, September 23, 1962, Lauralin Drive, Logan, Utah : Logan Eighth Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Logan, UT: 1962.
Utah State University - Logan Fourth Ward, Logan Utah Cache Stake, re-dedication, April 29, 1979. Logan, UT: 1979.
Utah State University - Cardon, John P. History of the Logan Fifth Ward, 1864-1930. Logan, UT: Unpublished Manuscript, 1955.
Utah State University - Embrey, Jessie E. Little Berlin: Swiss Saints of the Logan 10th Ward. Salt Lake City, UT: Utah State Historical Society, 1988.
Logan Library - Gardner, Eldon J. Centennial of the Logan Second Ward building, 1887-1987. Logan, UT: Watkins Printing, 1987.
Family History Library - Godfrey, Ken & Audrey. Logan East Stake History. Logan, UT: Watkins Printing, 2003.
Logan Library Worldcat - Mauchley, Wilma. Logan Eighth Ward, 1908-1967. Logan, UT: Everton Publishers, [1967].
Logan Library - Maughan, Eldora J. Logan Second Ward History. Logan, UT: [2004].
Logan Library - Mecham, Gwen H. Haws. History of the Logan 24th Ward, 1967-2003. Logan, UT: 2005.
Utah State University - Morrell, Ada England. One hundred years of history of the LDS Logan Second Ward, 1861 to 1961. Logan, UT: Gateway Press, 1961.
Logan Library - Nelson, Dale & Alice. History of the Logan 20th Ward, Logan East Stake. Logan, UT: 2002.
Utah State University - Olsen, Nolin P. Logan Eighteenth Ward bicentennial history. Logan, UT: [1977].
Utah State University - Ricks, Joel E. Logan Fifth Ward History. Logan, UT: 1950.
Logan Library
LDS Temple and Tabernacle in Logan
- Olsen, Nolan Porter. The Logan Temple Collection, 1877-1979.
- Olsen, Nolan Porter. Logan temple : the first 100 years. Logan, UT: 1978.
Logan Library Worldcat - Smith Darrin. How beautiful : a pictorial history of the Logan LDS temple. Logan, UT: Herald Journal, 2011.
Logan Library Worldcat - Turner, R. Eyre. Heritage recorded : the Cache Family History Center story. Logan, UT: 1991.
Family History 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
850 East100 North
Logan, UT 84321
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
- Simmonds, A.J. The Gentile Comes to the Valley. Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 1976.
Logan Library Worldcat
City Records
Logan City Hall
290 North 100 West
Logan, UT 84321
(435) 716-9002
Digital Council Minutes
Other Council Minutes
Directories
Digital Directories
Print Directories
- R.L. Polk & Co. Polk City Directory for Logan, Utah. 1904-current.
- Family History Library (1905-1997 missing some volumes)
- Logan Library 1904-1964 (on microfilm)
- Logan Library 1929-current (in print)
Histories
Web Histories
General Print Histories
- Christensen, Vera A. A Place in Time : Logan, Cache, Utah. Providence, UT : Keith W. Watkins and Sons, 1989.
WorldCat 20366949 FHL 979.2 A1 no. 72 Logan Library - Curtis, Al. J. Pioneer Edition of Events in the Early History of Logan and Cache Valley. Logan, UT: 1946.
Logan Library Family History Library - Godfrey, Kenneth W. Logan, Utah : a one hundred fifty year history. Exemplar Press, 2010.
WorldCat 682188735 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.
WorldCat 37310208 FHL 979.212 H2p Logan Library - Ricks, Joel E. The history of a valley : Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho. Logan, Utah : Cache Valley Centennial Commission, 1956.
WorldCat 4795309 FHL 979 H2hv 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.
WorldCat 56931720 Logan Library - Somers, Ray. History of Logan. Logan, UT : Somers Historical Press, 1993. Volumes 1 and 2.
WorldCat 29883046 FHL 979.212/L1 H2s Logan Library
Family Histories and Diaries
Pictorial Print Histories
- A Cache legacy : A Photo History of Cache Valley. Logan, UT : The Herald Journal, 2003.
WorldCat 53466171 Logan Library - Cache Treasures : A Photo History of Cache Valley. Logan, UT : The Herald Journal, 2001.
WorldCat 46990229 Logan Library - Smith, Darrin. How beautiful : a pictorial history of the Logan LDS temple. Logan, UT: Herald Journal, 2011.
WorldCat 767730891 Logan Library - Smith, Darrin. Logan Reflections : Photographs Then, Now and in Between. Logan, UT : The Herald Journal, 2009.
WorldCat 430840322 Logan Library
Land and Property
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 Assessment Rolls, 1869-1893.
Family History Library - Cache County Inheritance Tax Records, 1905-1966
Logan Library Family History Library - Cache County Probate Records, 1860-1965
Logan Library Family History Library (incomplete database) - Utah, Cache County Records, 1861-1955 (includes land deeds from 1892-1914)
Maps
Bird's-Eye View
Plat
- 1874 Map of Logan Townsite
- 1891 Map of Logan City
- Cache County Township Plat Book
- Cache County Plat Map Photograph Collection
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.
Topographic
Other
- Cache County, Utah 1895
- Newberry Atlas of Historical County Boundaries for Utah
- Old Maps Online.org
- Utah Idaho Central Railroad Google Map
Military
- James H. Martineau, The Military History of Cache County. Tullidges Quarterly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1 (April, 1882): 122-131.
- Mormon Battalion Veterans - brief sketches
- Utah, Cache County Records, 1861-1955 (Includes records of soldier discharges from 1942-1955)
Miscellaneous
- Cache County record collection, 1866-1987 (Mixed records related to Cache County, but most especially Logan)
Newspapers
Titles
- The Cache American (1931-1947?)
WorldCat 12004830 & Logan Library - The Herald Journal (1931-present)
WorldCat 12546157 & Logan Library - The Logan Journal (1888-1891)
WorldCat 12487014 & Family History Library (1889-1891) & Logan Library (1889-1891) - The Logan Leader (1879-1882)
WorldCat 12546211 & Family History Library (1879-1880) Logan Library (1879-1880) - The Logan Nation (1890-1904)
WorldCat 12546213 & Logan Library - The Logan Republican (1902-1924)
WorldCat 12654497 - The Journal (1892-1931)
WorldCat 12546181 & Family History Library (1892-1898) & Logan Library (1892-1931) - The Utah Journal (1882-1889)
WorldCat 12487003 & Family History Library (1889) & Logan Library (1885-1886, 1889)
Digital Papers
- Utah Logan Journal (mixed titles), 1879-1898
- Logan Nation, 1893-1904 & 1900-1903
- Logan Republican, 1902-1921 & 1902-1921
- Cache American, 1931-1947 & 1934-1938
- Herald Journal, 1949-1952, 1955 (more scanned on demand by the Logan Library staff)
- Herald Journal, 1965 (requires a subscription to Newspapers.com)
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 look up 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.)
Railroad History
- Utah Northern Railroad (1871-1878)
- Utah Northern
- Utah & Northern Railway (1878-1889)
- Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern Railway (1889-1897)
- Oregon Short Line Railroad (1897-1936)
School Records
Brigham Young College
Logan City Schools
- Logan City School District records, 1872-1951
- Amphion Annual, Logan, UT: Logan High School, 1924-present.
Utah State University
- The Buzzer Annual. Logan, UT: Utah State University, 1909-1971.
Societies, Museums and Libraries
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 & 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 (Including the Logan, Utah Digital Collection)
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 and incorporated in 1866. Vital records from that time period until public records were kept may be found in alternative sources: newspapers, church records, family records, cemetery records, etc.
General Utah
- Utah, Births and Christenings, 1892-1941 (index only)
- Utah Birth Certificates, 1904-1914
- Utah Death Certificate Index, 1904-1961 (included some scanned death certificates)
- Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946(index only)
- Utah, Marriages, 1887-1935 (index only)
- Western States Marriage Index
Logan Births and Deaths
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.)
Logan Marriages
Marriage was seen as a religious ordinance 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
Earlier records of LDS marriages for persons living in Logan may exist in church temple registers. These registers are held in the Church History Library.
Sources and Footnotes
- ↑ "Logan, Utah," Wikipedia.
- ↑ Ricks, Joel E., ed; "The History of a Valley : Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho" WorldCat 4795309FHL 979 H2hv
- ↑ Godfrey, Kenneth W.; "Logan, Utah : A One-Hundred Fifty Year History" WorldCat 682188735
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