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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 Logan (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 Logan. 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/Parishes ...

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

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

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Logan is located in Panola County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Panola County: Caddo (LA), De Soto (LA), Harrison, Rusk & Shelby.

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

  • Panola County     (The home county of Logan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
    • Midyett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
    • Woods
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Woods is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • De Berry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carthage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Gary City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Murvaul
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
    • Panola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Buncome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
    • Clayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Delray
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Delray is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Beckville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dotson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Center Point is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
    • Elysian Fields
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Waskom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jonesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Rusk County
    • Caledonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
    • Haslam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
    • Joaquin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tenaha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Campti
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Shelbyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Timpson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Choice
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Choice is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
    • Short
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Short is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Huxley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Huxley is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Arcadia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
    • Spring Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Bethany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Keithville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Edgewood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
    • Reisor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
    • South Towne Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
    • Summer Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
    • Silver Pine Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Chateau Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
    • Ellerbe Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
    • Western Hills Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Western Hills Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills Village
    • Longwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
  • De Soto Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
    • Longstreet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Logansport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Keachi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Stanley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Grand Cane
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gloster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • South Mansfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Stonewall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mansfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Frierson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Pelican
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Converse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Logan, see our County-by-County Page for Logan.

Cemeteries Near Logan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Logan.

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 Logan - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Logan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.

  • Pyle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Adams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hogeye Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Prospect Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Price Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gatlin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Spanish Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (175 more) ...

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.<3>

While we didn't find Logan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Logan.

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

  • Longstreet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Deadwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Deadwood is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Joaquin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Logansport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Keachi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Centennial
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Centennial is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Woods
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Woods is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Midyett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Midyett is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
  • Tenaha
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cook ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cook is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
  • Grand Cane
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gloster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • De Berry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Carthage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Logan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Logan.

Newspapers Published in Logan ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Logan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Logan, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Logan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Logan:

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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Logan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Logan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.