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Welcome to Logan ...

Logan is located in Logan County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Logan, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Logan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Logan is 2,790 feet [850 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Logan is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Logan, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Logan lies within the (308) area code.

Communities Also Named Logan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Logan - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (3), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Logan.

Communities near Logan ...

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

  • Arnold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stapleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gandy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Gandy is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Anselmo
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Callaway
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunning
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ringgold
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • Ringgold is located in McPherson County
  • Merna
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
    • Merna is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <4>
  • Halsey
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halsey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
    • Halsey is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halsey <4>
  • New Helena
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helena
    • New Helena is located in Custer County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Logan ...

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

Adding Logan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 for Logan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Logan post office opened in 1884.

We also found Logan on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Logan.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Logan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Logan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Logan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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