Logan County, Arkansas Records

Logan County, Arkansas (Map It) was created on March 22, 1871 from Franklin County, Johnson County, Pope County, Scott County, and Yell County.

Other county boundry changes occured when Line with Scott County changed 21 March 1881 and 2 March 1903. Logan County was named in honor of James Logan (1791–1859), an early settler of western Arkansas.

Logan County is bordered by Johnson County (north), Pope County (northeast), Yell County (southeast), Scott County (south), Sebastian County (west), Franklin County (northwest).

Logan County Cities and Towns include Blue Mountain, Booneville, Caulksville, Magazine, Morrison Bluff, Paris, Ratcliff, Scranton, Subiaco.

A Map of Logan County, Arkansas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries..

There is a collection of old Arizona maps at MapGeeks.org

Logan County, Arkansas Courthouse Records

The Logan County Courthouse is located in Booneville, Arkansas amd Paris, Arkansas. Learn More About State of Arkansas Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Logan county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Logan County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from ?, Land Records from ? and Divorce Records are maintained among the equity records (Divorces issued prior to 1950 are located here. Divorces issued after 1950 can be found  at the Arkansas Department of Public Health. The County Clerk of Circuit Court is the clerk of the circuit, chancery court, and juvenile court and usually acts as the ex-officio recorder of the county. The duties of the clerk are to maintain a record of all proceedings of the circuit, chancery and juvenile courts and to prepare the dockets for courts. They are also the ex-officio county recorder; and is responsible for recording deeds, mortgages, liens, and surety bonds, and many other orders and instruments which involve property within the county.
• Logan County Clerk has Marriage Records from ? and has Probate Records from ?. The County Clerk, as clerk to the probate court, the clerk files all instruments making them a matter of record in descendent estate cases, and swears in all witnesses in contested estates. The clerk, also in this capacity, maintains all records relative to adoptions and guardianship cases.
• Logan County Assessor's Office maintains County tax records. These records are usually arranged by legal description and are not indexed.
• Logan County Health Department

Logan County, Arkansas Census Records

• Learn More: State of Arkansas Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1819-1870
• State Population Schedules: None
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Logan County, Arkansas Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Arkansas Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from February 1, 1914 to present.
• Marriage Records: from January 1917 to present. 
• Divorce Records: from  January 1923 to present. Full certified copy may be obtained from the County Circuit or Chancery Clerk.
• Locations: Arkansas Office of Vital Records, 4815 W. Markham Street, Slot 44, Little Rock, AR 72205; (602) 364-1300, 501-661-2336, 800-637-9314
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.

Logan County, Arkansas Resources

• Logan County, Arkansas Message Boards

Logan County, Arkansas External Links

• Arkansas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Logan County, Arkansas Books - Amazon
• Logan Co., Arkansas - FindaGrave
• Arkansas Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Logan Co. ARGenweb
• Logan County, Arkansas Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Arkansas (1819 - 1999)
• Logan County, Arkansas Ancestry Database Collections
• Logan County, Arkansas Military Records