Welcome to Logan ...

So far, we found very little information about Logan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Logan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Logan, please Contact Us.

Logan would have been located within present day Marion County<2>.

The location of Logan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

The pronunciation of Logan: LOW-gun<4>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Logan, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Logan is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Logan was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Logan would have been located in the (419) & (567)<6> area codes.

Communities Also Named Logan ...

While we believe that this Logan is located in Marion County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Logan. Those communities are located in the following counties: Defiance and Hocking County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 43 communities that are also named Logan - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (3), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Logan.

Communities near Logan ...

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

• Marion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <7>
• Bucyrus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
  • Bucyrus is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <7>
• Galion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galion
  • Galion is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galion <7>
• Upper Sandusky
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
  • Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
• Mount Gilead
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <7>
• Richwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <7>
• Cardington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
  • Cardington is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardington <7>
• Ashley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <7>
• Prospect
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <7>
• Nevada
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Nevada is located in Wyandot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <7>

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 Logan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Logan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Logan. 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 Logan.

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

Adding Logan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Logan in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Logan was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Logan on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Logan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/