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Welcome to Logan ...

Logan is located in Oconto County<1>.


The location of Logan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Logan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Logan is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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.

  • Oconto Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
    • Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
  • Gillett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
    • Gillett is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
    • Mountain is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Armstrong
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Armstrong is located in Oconto County
  • Coleman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Coleman is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Cecil
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Cecil is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Lena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Lena is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Suring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
    • Suring is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Pound
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
    • Pound is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • White Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
    • White Lake is located in Langlade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 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 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.

Adding Logan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Logan in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<5>

From that list, the Logan post office opened in 1889.

We also found Logan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (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 Oconto County: www.co.oconto.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Oconto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Logan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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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