Logan County was formed in 1824 from Cabell, Kanawha, Giles and Tazewell and was named for Logan, the famous chief of the Mingo Indians, whose "Lament" is the most noted example of Indian eloquence. Cornstalk's daughter, Aracoma, is buried in the town of Logan. Lincoln County was formed in 1867 from Cabell, Kanawha, Boone and Putnam and was named for Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United Stsates. It became a producer of oil, gas and coal and was also noted for the high quality of tobacco grown on its agricultural lands.