Logan, Cache County, Utah Genealogy

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Logan

Logan, Cache, Utah
Map
Cache County's location in the state of Utah
Facts
Founded	1859
Seat	Cache County
Address	City Hall 290 North 100 West Logan, UT 84321
Website: www.loganutah.org/
Named for: the Logan River (Utah)

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.

The usage of "Mormon" and "LDS" on this page is approved according to current policy.

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. This religion 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.

City founders, rooted in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are responsible for two of the great architectural landmarks in Logan: the Logan 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

• Cemeteries of Cache County

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.

Allen-Hall Mortuary 34 East Center Logan, UT 84321 (435) 752-3245

Nelson Funeral Home 162 East 400 North Logan, UT 84321 (435) 753-3049

• 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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)

Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Logan, Cache County, Utah

• 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

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

St. John's Episcopal Church

 850 East100 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

• Simmonds, A.J. The Gentile Comes to the Valley. Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 1976.
  Logan Library   Worldcat
  

• Logan Library Directory of Churches in Logan, Utah

City Records

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

Council Minutes

The City Council has kept minutes of its meetings since January 1866.

• Logan Library, 1866-1988 (on microfilm)
• Logan Library, 1866-2017 (in print)
• USU Digital Initiatives, [Book A, 1866-1886] (digital)
• USU Digital Initiatives, [Book B, 1886-1896] (digital)
• USU Digital Initiatives, [Book C, 1896-1905] (digital)
• USU Digital Initiatives, [Book D, 1905-1909] (digital)
• Logan Library, 1979-2007 (digital)
• City of Logan, 2008-current (digital)

Council Resolutions

In legal terms, a resolution is a written motion adopted by a deliberative body.

• Pre-1906 - Might be included in the Council Minutes
• Logan Library, 1906-1994 (on microfilm)
• Logan Library, 1906-2017 (in print)
• City of Logan, 2008-current (digital)

Council Ordinances / City Code

An ordinance is a piece of legislation, enacted by a municipal authority. The Logan City Council is the legislative arm of the city and has the authority to enact laws (ordinances) for the city. When codified, the ordinances become known as the city code.

• Pre-1898 - Might be included in the Council Minutes
• Logan Library, 1898-1994 (in print)
• City of Logan, 2008-current (digital)
• Logan Library, 1877, 1886, 1890, 1908, 1912, 1947, 1969, 1989, 2005 & Current (hard copy of city code)
• City of Logan, Current Code

Directories

Sloan, Edward L. Gazeteer of Utah and Salt Lake City directory, 1874.

• 1874 (pages 63-65)
• 1883-84 (page 252)
• 1884 (pages 331-354)
• 1888 (pages 334-354)
• 1892-93 (pages 101-121)
• 1900 (pages 131-141)

Polk, R.L., etc. Polk City Directory for Logan, Utah. 1904-current.

• Family History Library 1904-1940 (on microfilm)
• Logan Library 1904-1964 (on microfilm)
• Logan Library 1929-current (in print)

Histories

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.
  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

• Cache Valley Diaries Collection
  

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

• 1875 Bird-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.

• 1885
• 1890
• 1900
• 1930
• 1955

Topographic

• Cache County, Utah - 1931
• Utah Geological Survey

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

• Logan Enquirer, 1888-1889 (requires a subscription to NewspaperArchive.com)
• Logan Nation, 1893-1904 & 1900-1903
• Logan Leader, 1879-1882
• 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)
• Herald Journal, 1931-1935, 1953-1977 (requires a subscription to NewspaperArchive.com)
• Journal, 1890-1998
• Utah Journal, 1882-1889

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

• Early Cache Co. Utah School Districts

Brigham Young College

• Brigham Young College Records, 1877-1926
• Brigham Young College - USU Digital Exhibit

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 Vital Records

• 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 Latter-day Saint marriages for persons living in Logan may exist in church temple registers. These registers are held in the Church History Library.