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Welcome to Camp Logan ...

Camp Logan is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Camp Logan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.

A typical abbreviation for Camp Logan: Cp. Logan

Camp Logan is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Camp Logan: 847 & 224<3>

Communities near Camp Logan ...

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

  • Kenosha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
  • Waukegan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Racine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Racine is located in Racine County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
  • Mundelein
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gurnee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • North Chicago
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • North Chicago is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
  • Highland Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
  • Round Lake Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Vernon Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camp Logan ...

Looking for more information about Camp Logan? 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 Camp Logan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Camp Logan.

Adding Camp Logan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Camp Logan 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 (so far) for Camp Logan was mentioned on a train schedule titled Chicago and Northwest Railway Time Table (June 1913).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Camp Logan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Camp Logan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 847 code has been Overlayed with the 224 area code. New phone numbers in the Camp Logan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Camp 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.