Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) System Illinois State Archives

Logan County

Contact Information
Logan County Courthouse
601 Broadway St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
217-732-4148 – County Clerk
217-735-2376 – Circuit Clerk
217-732-4148 – Recorder

IRAD Depository
Illinois State University
2016 Warehouse Rd.
Campus Box 1520
Normal, IL 61790-1520
309-452-6027

Established

• February 15, 1839 (Laws, 1839, p. 104)

Origin of the name of the county

• Named for Dr. John Logan, a pioneer physician, father of General John A. Logan.

Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in

• 1827–1839 – Tazewell
• 1821–1839 – Sangamon
• 1817–1821 – Bond
• 1812–1817 – Madison
• 1790–1812 – St. Clair
• 1790–1801 – Knox, Northwest Territory

County Seats

• 1839–1847 – Postville – Name changed to Camden prior to 1847.
• 1847–1853 – Mt. Pulaski
• 1853–present – Lincoln

History of county governing board

• 1839–1849 – County Commissioners’ Court
• 1849–1867 – County Court
• 1867–present – County Board of Supervisors

Documented Record Losses

• April 15, 1857 – Fire. Total record loss (1839–1857).

Township Government

• Adopted – November 7, 1865 (Completion of township organization was delayed until 1867 by a court suit.)

Township Names

• Aetna
• Atlanta
• Broadwell
• Chester – Name changed from Madison to Chester (date unknown, before 1921).
• Corwin – Name changed from Middletown (date unknown).
• East Lincoln
• Elkhart
• Eminence
• Hurlbut
• Laenna
• Lake Fork
• Mt. Pulaski
• Oran
• Orvil
• Prairie Creek
• Sheridan
• West Lincoln

Township Map

Pertinent Databases

• Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
• Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916–1950
• Illinois Statewide Marriage Index
• Local Governmental Records Database
• Logan County Circuit Court Criminal Case Files Index (1857–1945)
• Name Index to Illinois Local Governments