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Logan County, WV History, Memories and Genealogy

Logan County was formed in 1824 and named in honor of the famous Mingo Indian Chief. The Logan Courthouse village was first established as Lawnsville in 1827. The town was first incorporated in 1852 as Aracoma.  Its first mayor was Thomas Dunn English who wrote “Ben Bolt”.  The name was changed to Logan in 1907.

This is a nonprofit website dedicated to preserving the memories and history of Logan County, West Virginia.  Please check out our posts and photos and feel free to join in on any of the discussions. Everyone is welcome to share their photos, memories and any information they may have about the history of Logan County.  Our web address is www.LoganWV.us — an easy United States web address to remember. Thanks for stopping by!

Logan WV April 1999April 1999 from the top of Buskirk Hill.

Featured Posts

  • Battle of the Island
  • Buffalo Creek Flood Disaster – First Hand Account
  • DARK AS A DUNGEON – Holden 1960
  • DOES MAMIE THURMAN STILL WALK THOSE HILLS?
  • Farming and Homesteads
  • Hatfield Pioneers
  • Help Name the Logan Blvd Bridge in Honor of Danny M. Greene
  • History of Logan County
  • Logan County WV Genealogy

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  • Henry Clay Ragland
  • The Development of Medicine In Logan County
  • Don Chafin
  • High School Photos
  • Always Home, West Virginia
  • Coal Branch
  • Logan County Photos
  • Rum Creek, WV
  • Logan County, WV Communities and Towns
  • Unidentified Logan Countians Photo Gallery
  • Lost In Chief Logan State Park
  • Logan County Videos
  • 2012 Logan County Vintage Photo Contest
  • Monahill WV
  • Buffalo Creek Flood Disaster – First Hand Account
  • My Coal Miner Pepaw
  • Logan County WV Genealogy
  • Mounts Cemetery
  • City Cemetery
  • Biography of Benjamin Otto Holland
  • Biography of Bruce Leonard Holland
  • White Cemetery
  • City View Cemetery
  • Photos of Friends and Families
  • Recollections
  • Jack Dempsey’s Childhood Home
  • Rossmore Mine
  • Sally Wall — Logan’s Oldest and Best Curb Girl

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