Records that survive
These are the record series from Logan County held by the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) system, with the earliest and latest years. A span can include gaps. They include county, township and city records. This county's are held at Illinois State University in Normal.
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriage Record1857–1901
- Marriage Record Index1857–1865
- Burial Registers (Lincoln)1891–1899
Deeds and land
- School Land Commissioners' Account Record1840–1871
- School Land Sale Record1840–1914
- School Trustees' Minutes1852–1954
- Village Trustees' Minutes (Elkhart)1861–1930
- Plats (Lincoln)1890
Wills and estates
- Probate Will Record1855–1964
- Probate Inventory Record1894–1964
- School Pupil Roster and Inventory Record, Girls Industrial S1897–1901
- Probate Sale Record, Personal Property1931–1963
- Probate Widow's Relinquishment and Selection Record1950–1964
Tax records
- Assessor's Books1859–1884
- Assessor's Books (Lincoln)1859–1872
Court records
- Circuit Court Case Files1857–1944
- Justice of the Peace Dockets (Prairie Creek Twp.)1867–1870
- Justice of the Peace Dockets (West Lincoln Twp.)1868–1880
- Sheriff's Fee Books1874–1878
- Sheriff's Execution Dockets1877–1878
- Local Improvements Board Minutes (Lincoln)1901–1954
- School Board Minutes, Regional1952–2015
- Insanity and Conservator's Record1956–1963
Schools
- School Fund Loan Record1840–1861
- School Treasurer's Cash Books1854–1914
- School Superintendent's Account Record1867–1898
- School Teachers' Certificate Examination Record (Lincoln)1877–1891
- School Teachers' Association Record1878–1930
- School Fund Examination Record (Lincoln)1880–1885
- School Election Papers1883–1981
- School Pupil Examination Record1888–1979
- School Teachers' Certificate Examination Record1891–1902
- School Teachers' Daily Registers1891–1947
- School Teachers' Certificate Registers1903–1976
- School District Record1910–1924
- School Teachers' Permanent Record1911–1985
- School Teachers' Permanent Record Index1914–1929
- and 9 more series in the full listing
Town and city records
- City Council Minutes (Lincoln)1853–1947
- City Ordinance Record (Lincoln)1857–1907
- Township Auditors' Record (Broadwell Twp.)1871–1874
County government
- Board of Health Record (Lincoln)1895–1936
- Highway Commissioners' Record (East Lincoln Twp.)1913–1915
Other records
- Feeble-minded Record1915–1949
Search the IRAD database for this county
Source: Illinois State Archives, Local Government Records Database (choose the county to see every series and its accession number). Contact the depository before you visit. Illinois began statewide registration of births and deaths in 1916.
Where to find the records
- Logan County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county clerk, the recorder of deeds and the clerk of the circuit court, and any online record search the county offers.
- The county clerk
Births, deaths and marriages registered in the county.
- The recorder of deeds
Deeds, mortgages and other land records (in some counties the county clerk is also the recorder).
- The clerk of the circuit court
Probate (wills and estates), divorces and civil and criminal cases.
- The Illinois State Archives
In Springfield, with older county records at its regional depositories (IRAD) on university campuses.
- Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) systemfree
The State Archives' regional depositories, which hold older county, township and city records; search its Local Government Records Database by county.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Illinois, Logan" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Sangamon County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Sangamon County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1839, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Illinois began statewide registration of births and deaths in 1916; counties kept registers earlier, often from 1877 or 1878. The Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, from the State Archives, covers many marriages from 1763 to 1900.