Logan County Genealogical Society

How to contact

Mail for the Archives should be directed to the Logan County, KY, Genealogical Society, Inc., P. O. Box 853, Russellville, KY 42276-0853. An e-mail contact is judylyne@logantele.com Phone is 270-726-8179.

In the front rooms of the Archives that are open to the public, you will find:

A clerk or volunteer to help you in your research

Tables, chairs, and work space

Over 1,500 books purchased or donated to the Society for genealogical research

File cabinets and shelf space for family research donated by other researchers

Copy machine, 25 cents a page, letter or legal sized paper

Microfilm of death certificates from 1911 through 1953 and a microfilm reader-printer

Microfilm reader for 16 mm film

Microfiche index of KY death certificates

Books for purchase from the Society

Circuit court equity and ordinary card file index

The vault or jail cell area is constructed of stones 24" tall, 24" thick, and 36" long and houses the original records. Humidity and temperature controls help maintain the records which are boxed in acid-free boxes with acid-free interface papers.

Original records may be used for research by requesting case files after checking the card files in vestibule. Books and materials in file cabinets in reading room and vestibule may be used without clerk's help.