69 topographic sheets and 26 fire insurance atlases across 6 places.
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6 National Register listings · 35 businesses named in the fire insurance atlases from 1896 to 1929 · the 1880 county history tells 0 stories and names 0 people.
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | First Concrete Street In U.S. | structure | 1974 | 74001547 |
 | Lawrence, William, House | building | 1979 | 79001884 |
 | Logan County Courthouse | building | 1973 | 73001497 |
 | Marmon, Martin, House | building | 1986 | 86000322 |
 | McColly Covered Bridge | structure | 1975 | 75001458 |
 | Schine's Holland Theatre | building | 2001 | 01000561 |
Logan County holds 1 covered bridges on the National Register, more than any other property type here. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.
| McColly Covered Bridge | Listed 1975, 0 map sheets show this crossing |
Sampled issues, machine-read from the Library of Congress scan and published page by page, so every headline and column is searchable text.
Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio, 1855 to 1905. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.
Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.
Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 5 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.
Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. 517 frames touch this county; the selection below spreads across the decades of flights (at most four per year), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.
The "who lived here, by year" answer: pre-1929 public-domain directory volumes naming the county's people, machine-read and searchable as text.
The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that watched its rivers, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.
Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.
Every Sanborn volume opens with a printed index naming the town's mills, tanneries, hotels and works by proprietor. Those indexes were read off the scanned sheets by machine and then matched to each other, so a business surveyed four times appears here once, with the years it survived. 8 of these 35 were named in more than one atlas. Each carries a crop of the line it was read from: the spelling is the recogniser's and the 1880s lithographer's, and the scan behind it is the proof.
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1 of them, burning about 0 acres. 0 started naturally and 1 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. Every one of them was set deliberately.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 380 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 26 injuries and about $9,459,751 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 210 |
| Hail | 72 |
| Flood | 45 |
| Flash Flood | 39 |
| Tornado | 8 |
| Heavy Rain | 4 |
| Lightning | 2 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Tornado (EF3) | Lakeview Van Horn Ar | 3 killed, 25 hurt, $5,000,000 | The tornado began in Auglaize County at 1829EST, 3 miles north of Botkins and moved east-southeast, entering Logan County at 1843EST, just north of Santa Fe. Areas of signifincant tree damage occurred along the path of the tornado across northwest Logan County. ||The tornado strengthened as it approached the village of Lakeview, producing severe damage over much of the Lakeview area, beginning along Pine Street and Poplar Court. On Poplar Court, one single family residence was destroyed, with all walls collapsed. A corridor of severe damage continued directly southeast across Main Street, where wall collapse was noted along one business building and another well built construction was destroyed. Another single family home on North Oak Street, just to the east of U.S. Route 33 and west of Indian Lake, also had all walls collapsed from the tornado. The most significant damage occurred along this stretch of Lakeview, with maximum winds estimated to be up to 155 mph, or EF-3. The width of the tornado was a half mile at this point. Three fatalities and 25 injuries occurred in the Lakeview area. ||Damage, primarily of EF-2 magnitude, continued southeast of Lakeview, affecting areas near U.S. Route 33 and State Route 366. The survey team noted roofs removed from single family homes, several outbuildings destroyed and also destruction of numerous manufactured homes. One business near the intersection of U.S. Route 33 and Township Highway 239 had total wall collapse, indicative of 140 mph winds, or low end EF-3 damage. ||The tornado then crossed a portion of Indian Lake and moved across Orchard Island. Numerous manufactured homes were completely destroyed in a mobile home park area at Orchard Island, with the damage on Orchard Island rated as high end EF-2. ||The tornado moved over another section of Indian Lake, producing damage over a community on the eastern side of the lake, affecting Park Drive, Maple Street and Walnut Street. Several homes had their roofs completely removed, although most walls remained standing. ||The tornado continued to move to the southeast, crossing State Route 366 and State Route 117 to the north of Huntsville. The tornado had weakened to EF-1 intensity at this point, with hardwood tree damage and outbuilding damage or destruction noted. Damage became much more sporadic and weaker across eastern Logan County with some minor tree damage noted just southwest of West Mansfield. The tornado is believed to have dissipated near County Road 8, just east of State Route 292. |
| June 2004 | Lightning | Bellefontaine | 1 hurt | A 19 year-old boy suffered minor injuries when lightning struck a nearby tree. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | West Liberty | $1,000,000 | Four to six inches of rain fell across portions of central and southern Logan County, flooding numerous roads and homes in the Bellefontaine and West Liberty areas. Several county roads and culverts were damaged from the flash flooding. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Mansfield | $500,000 | A mobile home was overturned and destroyed and a roof was blown off a horse barn. A number of trees were uprooted. |
| September 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Santa Fe | $500,000 | ,,,,,,,,Hail (1.75) Trees and limbs were downed, some on power lines. Wind driven large hail damaged siding and broke windows. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $250,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were damaged across Logan County. |
| May 1970 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Lakeview | $200,000 | Major flooding continued in Lakeview as 25 additional families were evacuated. Three-fourths of the town was underwater as rain came to an end late in the evening. The total number of homes affected by the week of flooding in the county were close to 200. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $100,000 | Numerous trees and large branches were downed across the area due to damaging thunderstorm winds. Some of the branches were blocking the Route 33 and 68 exit ramp. Roof damage also occurred to several buildings in the area. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Lakeview | $100,000 | Up to one hundred campers and numerous homes flooded in Lakeview. Several roads were closed due to high water. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Lakeview | $100,000 | Much of the town of Lakeview, including several businesses and homes, remained underwater. Numerous roads in the Indian Lake vicinity were flooded and closed, including State Routes 274 and 235. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $60,000 | Numerous trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. Several barns were also damaged or destroyed along with some minor damage to a few homes. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Half | $60,000 | Numerous trees were downed and two mobile homes were overturned and damaged. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Mc Morran | $50,000 | County Road 13 was closed between State Route 235 and County Road 130 due to flash flooding. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Middleburg | $50,000 | State Route 559 was closed due to flooding between State Route 287 and Township Road 258. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeview | $50,000 | Several silos on a farm were heavily damaged by the strong winds. An airplane was overturned at a nearby airfield. Fences were blown over and damaged at Indian Lake HIgh School. Numerous trees were downed, including one that fell on a house, causing minor damage. A mobile home was also destroyed. |
| September 2000 | Flash Flood | Bellefontaine | $50,000 | Heavy rainfall caused flooded roads in Bellefontaine. Also, part of the road and a bridge were washed out on Township Road 151. |
| August 2000 | Lightning | Huntsville | $50,000 | Lightning struck a house causing a fire in the attic. |
| June 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Near Quincy | $50,000 | A tornado briefly touched down just south of the Miami River along County Route 73. A 40- by 60-foot barn was damaged and a mobile home was blown over. Several trees were also downed. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $40,000 | Straight-line thunderstorm winds destroyed a large shed and severely damaged two machinery sheds. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russells Pt | $30,000 | A business sustained roof damage due to thunderstorm winds. Two by fours from the damaged roofing were blown into the roof and garage of a nearby residence. A garage was also shifted about 18 inches off of its foundation. Other damage to residences also occurred several miles to the west of this location near the village of Bloom Center. |
| November 2002 | Tornado (F3) | East Liberty | $30,000 | The tornado touched down across the extreme eastern part of the county and moved northeast, continuing into Union County. Two semi trailers and a shed roof were damaged. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | DeGraff and | $30,000 | Trees were downed. In Bellfontaine, trees fell on 18 golf carts, smashing them. |
| February 2011 | Flood | Bellefontaine | $25,000 | Flooding is a continuation from earlier flash flooding in the area. Several roads were impassible and evacuations occurred in a trailer park due to the precipitation. Flooding began around 0645 EST on February 28th and continued until around 0900 EST on March 2nd. Damage estimates during March were around twenty-five thousand dollars. |
| February 2011 | Flash Flood | Rushsylvania | $25,000 | A house was flooded and people were evacuated due to flash flooding. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Bellefontaine | $25,000 | Flooding is a continuation from earlier flash flooding in the area on February 28th. Several roads were impassible and evacuations occurred in a trailer park due to the precipitation. Flooding began around 0645 EST on February 28th and continued until around 0900 EST on March 2nd. Damage estimates during February were around twenty-five thousand dollars. |
| July 1992 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1971 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $20,000 | A large tree fell onto a house on Wright Street, damaging the house. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Graff | $20,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed throughout the county. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Liberty | $20,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed near U.S. 68 and Township Road 190. Trees were also downed along County Roads 5 and 29. |
| February 2008 | Flood | Lakeview | $20,000 | Numerous roads were flooded and closed in western Logan county, including State Route 235 between Lakeview and State Route 708 and State Route 720 between State Route 235 and US Route 33. Several evacuations were necessary along the south shore of Indian Lake between Lakeview and Russells Point. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Bellefontaine | $15,000 | Mary Rutan Hospital was flooded by water. Also, numerous roads were closed throughout Logan County due to high water. |
| December 2006 | Flash Flood | Lakeview | $15,000 | Three homes were evacuated due to high water in and around the town of Lakeview near Indian Lake. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Liberty | $12,000 | Several trees and power lines were downed. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quincy | $10,000 | A garage and outbuilding were damaged in the 5200 block of County Road 4. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $10,000 | A few power poles were downed along Township Highway 199 West. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Walnut Grove | $10,000 | A culvert was washed out near the intersection of State Route 47 and County Road 12. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Liberty | $10,000 | Several trees and power lines were downed across the southern parts of Logan County. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Graff | $10,000 | Multiple trees were downed due to thunderstorm winds. A large limb also fell on a house. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russells Pt | $10,000 | A tree was downed on Route 708 due to thunderstorm winds. Utility poles and wires were also down in the area. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Bellefontaine | $10,000 | Numerous roads were flooded across the county due to heavy rainfall. |
| February 2011 | Flash Flood | Huntsville | $10,000 | Multiple streets were flooded due to heavy rain. |
| February 2011 | Flash Flood | Bellefontaine | $10,000 | Multiple roads were closed due to flash flooding. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeview Van Horn Ar | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a portion of a roof off of a garage near Indian Lake. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Center | $10,000 | A barn collapsed from the thunderstorm winds. Trees were knocked down as well. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeview | $10,000 | Two houses had roof damage and siding peeled. A few trailers were tipped over along the north side of Indian Lake. Numerous trees and power lines were also downed. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $10,000 | Several 2 inch diameter tree limbs downed. A tree fell on an automobile in Bellefontaine, causing some damage. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russells Pt | $10,000 | Several large trees were uprooted and downed. One home was destroyed by a fallen tree on Orchard Island. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $10,000 | A few trees fell on homes. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Mansfield | $10,000 | Several trees were blown into power lines causing power outages across the town. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $10,000 | Many trees downed. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $10,000 | Trees downed across the entire county. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Bellefontaine | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Bellefontaine | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | De Graff | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russells Pt | $8,000 | Numerous power poles were downed near Grand Avenue. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Liberty | $8,000 | Two barns sustained major damage along State Route 287, with one of the barns having its roof removed. Trees were also downed. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orchard Is | $7,000 | Numerous trees and limbs were downed in the area due to thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellefontaine | $7,000 | A power pole was snapped and a tree fell down on a house due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 17 workings inside this county. 7 still produce and 10 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 11 |
| Limestone, General | 3 |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 3 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duff Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Duff Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| East Liberty Plant #226 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| East Liberty Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Northwood Stone & Asphalt Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Northwood Stone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Duff Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Duff Sand Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Johnson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Johnson's Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Logan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Logan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Neers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Neers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ropp Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Weiskittle Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Weiskittle Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Museum specimens collected inside this county and catalogued with a date and a place: 1,357 of them, by kingdom 1,255 animalia, 52 plantae, 47 fungi, 2 protozoa, 1 unrecorded. Each is a physical object in a named collection, not a sighting. Held by Ohio State University - Fish Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM), UMMZ, INHS, Ohio State University - Bird Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM), KU, Ohio State University - Amphibian Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM) among others, and each settlement page carries the specimens collected near it.
The oldest of them. A specimen proves something was collected on that day; its absence proves nothing.
| Photograph | Year | Species | Kingdom | Where | Collector | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1862 | Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb. | Plantae | Belfontaine. | W. M. Canby | NY 2253288 |
 | 1862 | Nasturtium officinale R.Br. | Plantae | Bellefontaine | W. M. Canby | NY 2376999 |
 | 1869 | Protographium marcellus (Cramer, 1777) | Animalia | Bellefontaine | not recorded | YPM YPM ENT 728463 |
 | 1874 | Otus asio naevius (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) | Animalia | Logan, Ohio, USA | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Trautman, M. A. (Mary Auten) | Ohio State University - Bird Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM) OSUM Birds B 16440 |
 | 1877 | Solenostoma crenuliforme (Austin) Steph. | Plantae | not stated | not recorded | NY 243919 |
 | 1882 | Meleagris gallopavo silvestris Vieillot, 1817 | Animalia | Mt. Victory | W.C. Hampton | WFVZ 163590 |
 | 1889 | Gallinago delicata (Ord, 1825) | Animalia | Oberlin, Logan, Ohio, USA | McCormick, L. M. | Ohio State University - Bird Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM) OSUM Birds B 15069 |
 | 1889 | Gallinago gallinago delicata (Ord, 1825) | Animalia | Beaver Creek, Logan, Ohio, USA | McCormick, L. M. | Ohio State University - Bird Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM) OSUM Birds B 14872 |
History of Logan County and Ohio : Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time ... a History of Logan County, Giving an Account of Its Aboriginal Inhabitants ... Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Some of the Early Settlers and Prominent Men, Etc devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 2 are reproduced here in full. Each row shows the township's own shape and where it lies in the county, drawn from the Census Bureau's boundary. Which settlements belong to which township is computed from that same boundary, not taken from the book.
| Shape and position in the county | Township | Settlements in it | Length | Sections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | Southtowne Meadows, West Liberty | 57,862 words | 3 | |
| Miami Township | De Graff, Quincy | 88,173 words | 6 |
Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the watercourse or landform it stands on and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 6 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.
Lake township · 43311 · Bellefontaine quadrangle
17 sheets, 1913 to 1992
Fire insurance: 8 atlases
Stokes township · 43331 · On Paradise Island · Russells Point quadrangle
16 sheets, 1913 to 1992
Fire insurance: 3 atlases
Liberty township · 43357 · On Macochee Creek · Bellefontaine quadrangle
17 sheets, 1913 to 1992
Fire insurance: 5 atlases
Bokescreek township · 43358 · West Mansfield quadrangle
13 sheets, 1913 to 1992
Fire insurance: 3 atlases
Bloomfield township · 43333 · On Brandywine Creek · Russells Point quadrangle
16 sheets, 1913 to 1992
McArthur township · 43324 · On Cherokee Run · Huntsville quadrangle
16 sheets, 1913 to 1992
Stokes township · 43331 · On Chippewa Island · Waynesfield quadrangle
17 sheets, 1913 to 1986
Miami township · 43318 · On Bokengehalas Creek · De Graff quadrangle
16 sheets, 1913 to 1992
Harrison township · 43311 · On Blue Jacket Creek · Bellefontaine quadrangle
17 sheets, 1913 to 1992
Stokes township · 43331 · On Blackhawk Run · Waynesfield quadrangle
17 sheets, 1913 to 1986
Stokes township · 43331 · On Van Horn Creek · Russells Point quadrangle
16 sheets, 1913 to 1992
Washington township · 43333 · On Rennick Creek · Russells Point quadrangle
16 sheets, 1913 to 1992
Monroe township · 43357 · On Macochee Creek · Kingscreek quadrangle
13 sheets, 1914 to 1992
No longer a settlement
Washington township · 43318 · On Brandywine Creek · Russells Point quadrangle
16 sheets, 1913 to 1992
No longer a settlement
Bloomfield township · 43333 · Russells Point quadrangle
16 sheets, 1913 to 1992
No longer a settlement
Richland township · 43310 · On North Fork Great Miami River · Huntsville quadrangle
16 sheets, 1913 to 1992
Washington township · 43331 · On Wolf Island · Russells Point quadrangle
16 sheets, 1913 to 1992
Monroe township · 43357 · In Slaty Hollow · Zanesfield quadrangle
13 sheets, 1913 to 1992
Monroe township · 43360 · In Marmon Valley · Zanesfield quadrangle
13 sheets, 1913 to 1992
Washington township · 43348 · On Artist Island · Russells Point quadrangle
16 sheets, 1913 to 1992
Monroe township · 43360 · In Marmon Valley · Zanesfield quadrangle
13 sheets, 1913 to 1992
Jefferson township · 43360 · In Hadley Bottom · Zanesfield quadrangle
13 sheets, 1913 to 1992
17 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1887 to 1949
0 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1895 to 1927
17 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1896 to 1948
16 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1929 to 1951
13 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1911 to 1926
0 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1927 to 1940
The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.
The vanished settlements of Logan County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.
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