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Towns and Cities of Logan County Townships Aetna, Atlanta, Broadwell,Chester, Corwin, East Lincoln,Elkhart, Eminence,Hurlbut,Laenna, Lake Fork, Mt Pulaski, Oran, Orvil, Prarie Creek, Sheridan and West Lincoln Communities and Towns Atlanta, Bakerville, Beason, Bell, Bethel, Broadwell, Burtonview, Chestervale, Chestnut, Cornland, Elkhart, Emden, Evans, Fogarty, Hartsburg, Lake Fork, Latham, Lawndale, Lincoln, Lucas, Middletown, Mount Joy, Mount Pulaski, Narita, New Holland, San Jose, Skelton, Union Township Map/Communities Map Online Data Logan County Residents in the Joliet Prison Register Churches: Baptisms at New Holland Zion Lutheran Church Early Churches in Logan County Vital Records: Births Deaths Marriages (coming soon) Newspaper Data Obituaries and Death Announcements UPDATED! Obituary of Mrs. Anne Daviess, daughter of Illinois Governor Ford Newspaper Stories Marriage Notices (NEW!) Military Data Wells Family in the Civil War Logan County Pensioners - 1883 Logan County Men in Service in June 1943 Census Data Mortality Schedules 1850 1860 1870 1880 Education in Logan County, Illinois Biographies Old Settlers Meetings HARP Family Data Surnames Logan County Cemetery Listings Richmond Grove Old Union Cemetery  Laenna Cemetery Chestnut, IL   Harmony Cemetery Lucas Chapel Cemetery Niblick Cemetery Bowers-Templeman Cemetery  Atlanta Cemetery UPDATED! 1878 Busines Directory Lincoln Business Directory East Lincoln Business Directory West Lincoln Business Directory Mt. Pulaski Business Directory Aetna Business Directory Broadwell Business Directory Corwin Business Directory Oran Business Directory Prarie Creek Business Directory Orvil Business Directory Sheridan Business Directory Helpful Addresses Logan County Courthouse P. O. Box 278 Lincoln, IL 62656 County Clerk (217) 732-4148 Circuit Clerk (217) 735-2376 Recorder (217) 732-4148 IRAD Depository Williams Hall Illinois State University Campus Box 5500 Normal, IL 61790-5500 (309) 452-6027 Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society 114 N. Chicago Street Lincoln, IL 62656 217-732-3200 County History Named for Dr. John Logan, a pioneer physician who emigrated to the United States from Ireland. He was an Illinois State Representative and the father of General John Alexander Logan. The county was established on February 15, 1839. Prior to this, the county was part of Sangamon, Tazwell, McLean and DeWitt counties. The county seat of Logan County is Lincoln, which was the first city named for Abraham Lincoln in 1853. LOGAN COUNTY- situated in the central part of the State, and having an area of about 620 square miles. Its surface is chiefly a level or moderately undulating prairie, with some high ridges, as at Elkhart. Its soil is extremely fertile and well drained by numerous creeks. Coal-mining is successfully carried on. The other staple products are corn, wheat, oats, hay, cattle and pork. Settlers began to locate in 1819-22, and the county was organized in 1839, being originally cut off from Sangamon. In 1840, a portion of Tazewell was added and, in 1845, a part of De Witt County. It was named in honor of Dr. John Logan, father of Senator John A. Logan. Postville was the first county-seat, but in 1847, a change was made to Mount Pulaski, and later, to Lincoln, which is the present capital. Population (1890) 25,489; (1900), 28,680. ("Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois", ©1901, transcribed by K. Torp) MOUNT PULASKI, a village and railroad junction in Logan County, 21 miles northwest of Decatur and 24 miles northeast of Springfield. Agriculture, coal-mining and stock-raising are leading industries. It is also an important shipping point for grain, and contains several elevators and flouring mills. Population (1880), 1,125; (1890), 1,357; (1900), 1,643. ("Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois", ©1901, transcribed by K. Torp) Search This Site! Search The State Of Illinois (Or Search All Of the Genealogy Trails Main Pages here) When searching for Logan County data, put "Logan County" in the search box along with the surname you're hunting for. State Selection: AL AK AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY advanced search powered by FreeFind Illinois Genealogy Trails Mailing List Keep informed of our updates to this site and all of our Illinois websites. 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