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Welcome to Logansville ...

Logansville is located in Morris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Logansville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Logansville is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Logansville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Logansville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Logansville - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Logansville ...

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

  • Newark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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    • Newark is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Elizabeth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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    • Elizabeth is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • East Orange
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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    • East Orange is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
  • New Brunswick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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    • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
  • Perth Amboy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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    • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
  • Plainfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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    • Plainfield is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
  • Linden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Linden is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
  • Kearny
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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    • Kearny is located in Hudson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
  • Rahway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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    • Rahway is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
  • Westfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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    • Westfield is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Logansville ...

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

Adding Logansville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Logansville 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 Logansville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Logansville post office opened in 1892.

We also found Logansville on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Logansville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Morris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Logansville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/