Logan County, Illinois Records

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Logan County, Illinois Courthouse Records
Logan County, Illinois Census Records
Logan County, Illinois Vital Records
Logan County, Illinois Resources
Logan County, Illinois External Links

Logan County, Illinois (Map It) was created on February 15, 1839 from McLean County, Sangamon County and Tazewell County. Logan County was named for John Logan, a country doctor and early settler, and the father of John A. Logan.

Logan County is bordered by  McLean County (northeast), DeWitt County (east), Macon County (southeast), Sangamon County (south), Menard County (west), Mason County (northwest), Tazewell County (northwest)

Logan County Cities, Towns & Villages include  Atlanta, Beason, Broadwell, Burtonview, Chestervale, Chestnut, Cornland, Elkhart, Emden, Hartsburg, Lake Fork, Lawndale, Latham, Lincoln, Middletown, Mount Pulaski, New Holland, San Jose.

Logan County Townships include  Lake Fork, Laenna, Hurlbut, Eminence, East Lincoln, Elkhart, Broadwell, Aetna, Atlanta, Chester, Corwin, Prairie Creek, Orvil, Oran, Mount Pulaski, Sheridan, West Lincoln. View the Logan Federal Township Plats of Illinois from 1804-1891.

A Logan County, Illinois General Highway Maps includes County, City and Township maps which contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Logan County, Illinois Courthouse Records

Logan County, Illinois Courthouse
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Logan County, IL Courthouse

The Logan County Courthouse is located in Lincoln, Illinois. Total record loss (1839–1857) due to a Fire on April 15, 1857 Learn More About State of Illinois 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 & Recorder of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1857, Birth & Death Records from 1877 and Land Records from 1829. The County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds maintains records and issues certificates of vital statistics (birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage certificates) for the entire County. The Recorder's duties are receiving, filing and maintaining all records related to real property in our county. These documents range from all types of conveyance deeds, mortgages, releases and assignments, property liens, as well as, assorted federal, state and local liens. The Recorder’s office is responsible for the recordation and storage of plats of subdivision, land surveys and monument records. Many other types of miscellaneous documents are recorded, such as; foreign birth certificates, foreign marriage licenses, and military discharge paperwork to name a few.
  • Logan County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Probate Records from 1855 and Court Records from 1857. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court, commonly known as the Circuit Clerk, is the keeper of the files and records of the Circuit Court. The Circuit Clerk's Office retains documents some of which include criminal law, chancery, support, probate, adoption, ect....
  • Logan County Treasurer's Office is responsible for the statutory duties required as County Treasurer and as Ex-Officio County Collector of Real Estate Property Taxes and Drainage District Taxes for the entire county.
  • Local Government Records Database provides a listing of the local governmental records held by the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) system

Logan County, Illinois Census Records

Logan County, Illinois Vital Records

Logan County, Illinois Resources

Logan County, Illinois External Links

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