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 Logtown (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 Logtown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Logtown is located in Upson 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 Upson County: Crawford, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike, Talbot & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Logtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Logtown:
- Upson County (The home county of Logtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Yatesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- The Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Thomaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Delray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Hannahs Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Sunset Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Barker Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Lizella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Brookhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Bloomfield Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Vinson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Payne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Musella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roberta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zenith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Lee Pope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Harris County
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Aldora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Barnesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goggins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Milner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Macon County
- Marshallville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Chalybeate Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Carrolls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Betts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Betts is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
- Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
- Woodbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Warm Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Culloden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Forsyth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smarr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Box Ankle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Bolingbroke
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Juliette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peach County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Taylors Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
- Fort Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Square
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Square is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
- Byron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Echeconnee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Miami Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Miami Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Meansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zebulon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrences Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Molena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Williamson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Orchard Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Griffin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Griffin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Esmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Experiment
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Prattsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Belleview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Woodland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Junction City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Talbotton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Carsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Butler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reynolds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Howard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Norwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
- Mauk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rupert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Logtown, see our County-by-County Page for Logtown.
Cemeteries Near Logtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Logtown.
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 Logtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Logtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Kendall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grays Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sneed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trayler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gatlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bentley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (422 more) ...
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Logtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Logtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Culloden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yatesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Strouds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Strouds is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strouds
- Thomaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Musella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Delray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Carsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Ceres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ceres is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Prattsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Roberta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brent is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Knoxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ypsilanti
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ypsilanti is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ypsilanti
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Logtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Logtown.
Newspapers Published in Logtown ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Logtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Logtown, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Logtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Logtown:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Upson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Crawford County
- Harris County
- Lamar County
- Macon County
- Meriwether County
- Monroe County
- Peach County
- Pike County
- Spalding County
- Talbot County
- Taylor 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> | 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 Logtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Logtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |