Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Logan (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Logan. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Logan is located in Wilkes County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilkes County: Elbert, Lincoln, McDuffie, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Logan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Logan:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Logan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lundberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- New Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Tignall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tyrone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Rayle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Appling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maddox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Kiokee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Sawdust
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Silk Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Elberton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Daniel Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Durham Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Jacksonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Union Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Siloam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swaggy Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
- Greensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Gum Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Loce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Lincolnton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Goshen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Hesters Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Madison County
- Carlton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Hamilton Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Thomson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dearing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Megahee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Palmetto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Veribest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maxeys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stephens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Raytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carters Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Crawfordville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Cadley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Barnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Camak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mesena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Warrenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Abbeville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Calhoun Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Latimer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Greenwood County (SC)
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- McCormick County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willington is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Plum Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McCormick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Modoc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Logan, see our County-by-County Page for Logan.
Cemeteries Near Logan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Logan.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Logan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Logan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Gibson Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- School Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Symrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- City West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Washington - Wilkes Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bell Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Family Cemetery
- The Bell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bell - Lance Family Cemetery
- Cliffords Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Twin Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (434 more) ...
- Heards Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Logan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Logan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Metasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Metasville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metasville
- Bessie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bessie is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
- Lina ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lina is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lina
- Tyrone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Hillman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Adasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adasburg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adasburg
- Tignall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Danburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Danburg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danburg
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lyneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lyneville is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyneville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cadley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Amity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Lincolnton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Logan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Logan.
Newspapers Published in Logan ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Logan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Logan, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Logan.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Logan:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Elbert County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McDuffie County
- Oglethorpe County
- Taliaferro County
- Warren County
- Abbeville County
- Greenwood County
- McCormick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Logan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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 Logan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |