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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 Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, 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 Ouachita Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Ouachita Parish: Caldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Morehouse, Richland & Union.

Below are the parishes that are near Logtown. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Logtown:

  • Ouachita Parish     (The home parish of Logtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
    • Bosco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
    • Cuba
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Richwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
    • Pino Bayou Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
    • Lapine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
    • Monroe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
    • Spanish City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
    • West Monroe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
    • Claiborne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Leisure Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Northpark Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
    • Swartz
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Caldwell Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
    • Vixen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
    • Mount Pleasant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Columbia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Banks Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
    • Grayson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Clarks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Kelly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Franklin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
    • Big Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Liddieville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
    • Baskin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Baskinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
    • Winnsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Necessity
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chase
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jigger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Crowville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Extension
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Extension is located in Franklin Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
  • Jackson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
    • Eros
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Eros is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <1>
    • Zoar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
    • Nash ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Nash is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Chatham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dalley ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
    • Cartwright
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Weston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • La Salle Parish
    • Standard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
  • Lincoln Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
    • Averit ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
    • Sibley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Choudrant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Morehouse Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
    • Windsor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Collinston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
    • Alto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Alto is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Start
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Archibald
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mangham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • New Light
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • New Light is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
    • Rayville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
  • Union Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
    • Wilhite
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilhite is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
    • Ouachita City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
    • Downsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
    • Newport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Newport is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Sikes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Flat Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Logtown, see our Parish-by-Parish 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.

  • Faulks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Faust Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cuba Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Riser Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Landerneau Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Myers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pritchard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomason Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beny Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Sardis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Furlow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (213 more) ...
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ballard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Logtown had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.

  • Cuba
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Bosco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
  • Blankston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Blankston is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankston
  • Corey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Corey is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
  • Charlieville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Charlieville is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlieville
  • Lapine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
  • Riverton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Riverton is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Millhaven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Millhaven is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
  • Monroe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
  • West Monroe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
  • Alto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Alto is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Sicard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sicard is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicard
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mount Pleasant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Columbia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Crew Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Crew Lake is located in Richland Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crew Lake

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 41 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 19 miles [30.6 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Logtown:

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Logtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.