Logan County Records 

Logan County's Original Records

Logan County has never experienced a courthouse fire or other disaster, so there is minimal record loss. Unlike other counties in the Commonwealth, Logan County keeps her records at home instead of sending them to the State Archives in Frankfort.  So, unless a record has been taken or destroyed, it should be in our office, the Court House, or the County Clerk's Office. One exception to this is any case that was a capital punishment crime that would have been an automatic appeal; those records are in Frankfort. 

You may submit a records request to the Archives below. 

The Archives Clerk can assist with a one-hour free records review for one person or couple per month. You must provide enough information (birth, marriage, death dates, locations, names of spouse,  children, and parents, if known) so they know they have the correct person. From the review, you will receive a list of the records available for your person/couple and the copy costs for obtaining those records. Postage will be additional and calculated after you choose the records you most desire. 

The links below are for FREE online access. For all FamilySearch links, you will need to register as a user. This is a free service offered by FamilySearch, and account registration is necessary to access the images to most of the databases. Please let us know if you find a link that needs fixing.

Key  to Records Listed Below -

** - Fully Indexed, easily searchable

*** - Indexing in progress

**** - Records only available at the state level

BONDS - 

CENSUS RECORDS - Kentucky was included in the U.S. Federal Census counts from 1800 to the present. None of the original records are available in the Archives. [When there is a link, the links are for Logan County records and are to FREE on-line databases with images. When no link is available, those records should be available from the National Archives and Records Administration or through fee based sites.]

COURT RECORDS - 

ENSLAVED PEOPLE - Other than records mentioned below, when individuals were identified as black, negro, a person of color, or mulatto, those names were abstracted and collected as a separate dataset. Check with the Archives Clerk for a specific name since those records could have been in anything from deeds to wills to court cases.

LAND - 

MILITARY - 

PROBATE - 

SCHOOL RECORDS - 

We recently received the historic one-room school records from the Logan County Board of Education. These records span from 1875 to 1959!! While we now have them in our care, we have a long way to go to make them searchable for you. To locate them, you need to know what district your family members would have attended.  

TAX RECORDS - 

VITAL RECORDS - 

OTHER RECORDS such as funeral home information, family files, etc., may be available but is not guaranteed for every family or every person. Check with the Archives for specific record availability for your research needs.


Although Kentucky is an "open records law" state, meaning you should be granted access to any record you request to view, you ARE NOT allowed to request access to adoptions or other specific juvenile-related cases without a court order. Adoptions in Kentucky, regardless of when they occurred, are never unsealed and are not available to anyone other than the adoptee, the biological parents, and the adopted parents.


To remind you, all historical documents in the Logan County Archives are subject to feature mold, mildew, dust particles, etc.  Each individual conducting research handles all documents at their own risk.  Logan County Fiscal Court, Logan County Clerk, and Logan County Genealogical Society are not liable for any health conditions that may arise from research conducted. Rest assured, our office is dedicated to continuously cleaning and preserving all documents daily, despite a significant portion of the archives still needing work. If you have any questions or concerns about the safety and security of the Archives, please get in touch with the Logan County Archives and Genealogical Society at 270-726-8179. 

NOTICE CONTENT WARNING: Materials in the Logan County Archives' collections contain historical terms and phrases that are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and dehumanizing references to race, ethnicity, and nationality; enslaved or free status; physical and mental ability; and gender and sexual orientation. While the staff do not agree with or condone the actions of those from the past, we do not alter the records to reflect the modern view on those topics.