Logan, Cache County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah Cache County Logan

This site is hosted by the Logan Public Library.

History

Logan is county seat of Cache County. It has a history of great activity and exciting stories. The native american population, made mostly of bands of Shoshone, were living in the area 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.

Brigham Young, the great colonizer, sent the first permant european settlers into the valley on July 20, 1855. In April 1959 some individuals began the necessary improvements that would allow a permanent settlement to be established. Showing the importance of water in these early days, the name of the settlement was given in recognition to Logan River that flows through the city to this day.

These early settlers were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or Mormons) which is still the predominant religion in Logan to this day. The establishment of this church has led to the construction of two of the great architectural landmarks in Logan which remain today: the Logan LDS Temple and the Logan Tabernacle.
Smithfield Logan is also known as the home to Utah State University. It is a land-grant university which was founded in 1888 as Utah's agricultural college. Old Main, another architectural landmark in Logan, is perhaps the best known structure on the college campus.

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

City Hall

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

Courts

Utah's First District Court 

Logan City Municipal Justice Court
446 North 100 West
Logan, UT 84321
(435)716-9559

Neighboring Communities

Benson, Utah | Hyde Park, Utah | Millville, Utah | Nibley, Utah | North Logan, Utah | Providence, Utah | River Heights, Utah | Smithfield, Utah

Resources

Cemeteries

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

Cemetery Transcriptions

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

• Findagrave
• Names In Stone
• Utah Gravestone Photo Project

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)
  FHL US/CAN Film 1036158-60Logan Library
  

City Records

• Logan City Council Minutes. Logan, UT: 1866-present.
  Logan Library

Church History and Records

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
Logan 1st Ward
89 South 200 West
Logan, UT 84321

• Law, Craig. Logan Temple. Logan, UT: Logan Temple Centennial Commemoration Committee, 1984.
  WorldCat 12668443 Logan Library
• Morrell, Ada England.One hundred years of history of the LDS Logan Second Ward, 1861 to 1961. Logan, UT: Gateway Press, 1961.
  WorldCat 9870767 FHL 979.212/L1 K2m Logan Library
• Olsen, Nolan Porter. Logan temple : the first 100 years. Logan, UT: 1978.
  WorldCat 4845499 FHL 979.212/L1 H2o Logan Library

First Presbyterian Church of Logan
178 West Center

Logan, UT 84321

• Hult, Christine, ed. The Presbyterian experience in Cache Valley: one-hundred thirty years of faith and service 1878 - 2008. Logan, UT: 2009.
  WorldCat 618741931 Logan Library

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

St John's Episcopal Church

85 East 100 North
Logan, UT 84321

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

Other Churches

• Simmonds, A.J. The Gentile comes to Cache Valley. Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 1976.
  WorldCat 2388393 Logan Library

Directories

R.L. Polk & Co. Polk City Directory for Logan, Utah. 1904-current.
WorldCat 173713693 FHL 979.212 E4L Logan Library 1904-1964 on film Logan Library 1929-current in print

Sloan, Robert W. 1884 Utah Gazetteer and directory of Logan, Ogden, Provo, and Salt Lake Cities. Salt Lake City, UT: Herald Printing and Publishing Co., 1884.

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
  
• 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
  

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. Logan Reflections : Photographs Then, Now and in Between. Logan, UT : The Herald Journal, 2009.
  WorldCat 430840322 Logan Library
  

Land and Property

• Cache County Inheritance Tax Records, 1905-1966
  FHL US/CAN Film 431095-6 Logan Library
  
• Cache County Probate Records, 1860-1965
  FHL US/CAN Film 430982-431022Logan Library
  

Maps

1875 Bird-Eye View Map

Cache County, Utah 1931 Map

Newspapers

Titles

• The Cache American (1931-1947?)
• The Herald Journal (1931-present)
• The Journal (1892-1931)
• The Logan Journal (1888-1891)
• The Logan Leader (1879-1882)
• The Utah Journal (1882-1889)

Abstracts

• Vital Records of Cache County (1860-? newspaper clippings with births, deaths, etc.)

Contacts

Archives
*Utah State Archives and Records Service - 300 S. Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 *Utah State University Special Collections and Archives - 3000 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322
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 State History - Online Sources
*Utah State University Digital Initiatives
Libraries
*Logan Public Library (Family History Library Affiliate) - 255 N. Main, Logan, Utah 84321 *Logan Utah Regional Family History Center (Family History Library Branch) - 50 N. Main (rear basement), Logan, Utah 84321 Message Boards
*Cache County Message Board
*Cache Family History List [to subscribe email ut-cache-fhc-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or ut-cache-fhc-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode)]
Museums
*Cache County Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum - 160 N. Main, Logan, Utah 84321 Societies and Groups
*Cache Valley Historical Society

Vital Records

Notes *Reliable birth and death records in Logan date back to 1898. In that year the Utah state legislature provided for central county records and 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. *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. *Settlers began to enter Cache County in 1859. Vital records from that time until civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began may be found in alternative sources: newspapers, church records, family records, cemetery records, etc. Birth and Death Records *1898-1905 Birth and Death Records #Family History Library [call number US/CAN Film 431094]

1. Utah State Archives and Record Service [call number Series 83781]

• 1905-present Birth and Death Records (order online)
  

• 1905 Birth Certificate Index
  

• Utah Death Certificate Index
  

Marriage Records

• 1887-1966 Marriage Records

1. Family History Library [call number US/CAN films 430301-17]

• Western States Marriage Database