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Welcome to Logton ...

Logton is located in Pike County<1>.


The location of Logton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Logton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Logton is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Logton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Logton (for example, toward Sanford (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Logton lies within the (334) area code.

Communities near Logton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Logton.

  • Troy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Union Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brundidge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brundidge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundidge
    • Brundidge is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brundidge <4>
  • Goshen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Banks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Banks is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <4>
  • Petrey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
    • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Meeksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
    • Meeksville is located in Pike County
  • Orion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
    • Orion is located in Pike County
  • Saco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • Saco is located in Pike County
  • Postoak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Postoak is located in Bullock County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Logton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Logton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Logton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Logton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Logton. See our Newspapers Page for Logton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Logton ...

Looking for more information about Logton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Logton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Logton.

Adding Logton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Logton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Logton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Logton post office opened in 1886.

We also found Logton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Logton.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Logton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Logton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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