Welcome to Fort Logan ...
So far, we found very little information about Fort Logan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fort Logan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Logan, please Contact Us.
Fort Logan would have been located within present day Arapahoe County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Logan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Logan: Ft. Logan
Time Zone: The area where Fort Logan was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Fort Logan was located: 303 & 720<3>
Communities Also Named Fort Logan ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fort Logan - they are located in Arkansas and Montana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Logan.
Communities near Fort Logan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Logan.
- Denver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Thornton is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148,113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornton <4>
- Arvada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westminster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Centennial
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northglenn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northglenn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northglenn
- Northglenn is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northglenn <4>
- Englewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Fort Logan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Logan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort 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 Fort Logan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Logan. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Logan.
Adding Fort Logan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fort Logan in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fort Logan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fort Logan post office opened in 1889.
We also found Fort Logan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Logan.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Logan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Arapahoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 303 code has been Overlayed with the 720 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Logan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303 or 720. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Logan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |