Logan County, Colorado This Site is part of The COGenWeb Project And The USGenWeb Project

Welcome to the Logan County GenWeb site.  This site is for genealogy and historical research.    We are not affiliated with any of the County or City Offices, or with the very nice Overland Trail Museum.

If you are here for Genealogy or History of Logan County, then Welcome!!  

 Please look around, place queries on the query board (little box with the puzzle piece on it), ALWAYS feel free to submit your family histories, group sheets, or pictures.  This site grows from researchers donating.  This way you are helping other researchers, and you may find a distant cousin or two or three.........

Make sure to check the whole page for resources and links.  I cannot do lookups, as I do not live in the county.  

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Logan County Queries Prior to 1999

City of Sterling Riverside Cemetery On-Line Search

This county was named in honor of General John A. Logan. A village in Arapahoe County was named for this gallant soldier. "Fort Wicked." In the summer of 1820 Long's expedition traveled up the South Platte River, and a score or so of years later Fremont followed in Long's footsteps. In the '6o's this was the route of the Overland stages passing back and forth between Omaha and Denver. The intrepid and resourceful frontiersman, Hollen Godfrey, kept one of the stage stations on the line along the Platte. It was located near Merino. Godfrey was always on the alert, was never caught napping. Indians once swooped down upon his ranch, and a hot encounter ensued. A dozen or more of the warriors were killed or wounded before they were beaten off. After this " brush," the Indians named Godfrey's station " Fort Wicked." In the days of Indian fighting this was the only house on the stage line in Colorado that was not burnt. Up to 1869 travel was dangerous on the plains, and immigration to Colorado was checked. Mail coaches were ambushed and fired upon. Some large caravans were attacked. As a result, the Territory's growth was almost at a standstill before 1870. More History

Historic Newspapers

The Sterling Democrat

Cities in Logan County:

• Atwood
• Crook
• Fleming
• Iliff
• Merino
• Padroni
• Peetz
• Proctor
• Sterling

Neighbors of Logan County are:

Cheyenne County, NE  to the north

Morgan County, CO  to the southwest

Phillips County, CO  to the east

Sedgwick County, CO  to the east

Washington County, CO  to the south

Weld County, CO  to the west

Yuma County, CO  to the southeast

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