Logan, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Falls Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43138. It stands on Clear Fork. The Survey maps it on the Logan quadrangle. 7,296 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 741 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresLogan grew from 7,152 to 7,296 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,152 | |
| 2020 | 7,296 | +144 (+2%) |
Then and now
1907 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1907 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1907 USGS Logan quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Logan quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Logan quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Logan quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Logan quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Logan quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Logan quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Logan quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
3 photographs, 2020Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Keck, Dan, photographer, 2020. Library of Congress
Keck, Dan, photographer, 2020. Library of Congress
Keck, Dan, photographer, 2020. Library of Congress
Fires nearby
41 since 2006The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Logan between 2006 and 2020, burning about 119 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | INBODEN |
| 1 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 2243 |
| 6 April 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | 328 |
| 3 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | BUG |
| 24 April 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15165 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 2,550 shownMuseums hold 2,550 specimens collected within 10 miles of Logan between 1839 and 1975: 1,839 Animalia, 446 Plantae, 226 Fungi, 35 Protozoa, 4 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. N. Bragg, A. Schrader, Aaron J. Sharp and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Diderma spumarioides (Fr. & Palmquist) Fr., 1829 | 1890 | Detmers, Freda | Sugar Grove |
![]() | Coleosporium solidaginis (Schwein.) Thüm. | 1891 | M. Craig | Sugar Grove |
![]() | Gymnoconia peckiana (Howe) Trotter | 1892 | W.A. Kellerman | |
| Coreopsis discoidea Torr. & A.Gray | 1839 | W. S. Sullivant | ||
![]() | Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl. | 1839 | W. S. Sullivant | |
![]() | Saxifraga sullivantii Torr. & A.Gray | 1839 | W. S. Sullivant | |
![]() | Trillium erectum var. declinatum A.Gray | 1839 | W. S. Sullivant | |
![]() | Ricciocarpos natans (L.) Corda | 1840 | W. S. Sullivant | |
![]() | Rudbeckia sullivantii C.L.Boynton & Beadle | 1840 | W. S. Sullivant | |
![]() | Amblystegium serpens var. juratzkanum (Schimp.) Rau & Herv. | 1841 | not recorded | |
![]() | Hamatocaulis vernicosus (Mitt.) Hedenäs | 1841 | W. S. Sullivant | |
![]() | Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid. | 1842 | W. S. Sullivant |
All 2,550 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
9 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Logan: 7 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Brick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hocking Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| General Hocking Plant | Brick Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hocking Plant | Brick Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Azbell Stone Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| General Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| General Hocking Clay and Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hocking Valley Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hocking Valley Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Logan Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms nearby
60 of 71 shownThe National Weather Service names Logan in 71 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 47 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 10 flood, 3 flash flood. The reports record 10 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2006 | Lightning | Logan | 10 hurt | Ten people were injured, one seriously, from a lightning bolt that struck the outdoor pavillion they were standing under. All ten people survived. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Logan | $40,000 | Fourteen homes sustained damage from high water in the Carbon Hill area. Several roads were flooded across the county. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $20,000 | Numerous trees were downed throughout the county. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $10,000 | Several trees fell on a business, causing minor damage to the building. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $8,000 | The roof and trusses were torn off of a garage and barn. Trees were also downed. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $7,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were reported knocked down. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $7,000 | Multiple trees were reported knocked down across the county, but most reports were from the Logan area. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $5,000 | Several trees were downed across southern Hocking County. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $5,000 | Numerous trees were knocked down throughout the county, including in Logan. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $5,000 | Multiple trees were down around Logan due to thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $5,000 | A thunderstorm produced strong winds which knocked down a few trees. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $5,000 | Trees down in several locations across the county. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $5,000 | Numerous trees knocked down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $5,000 | Several trees downed. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $5,000 | Trees were downed south of Logan on State Route 93. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $5,000 | Trees were downed, especially on the north and east side of town. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $4,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $3,000 | Several trees were downed. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $3,000 | Several trees were downed in the Logan area. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $3,000 | Several trees were downed county wide due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $3,000 | Many trees were reported uprooted due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $3,000 | A few trees were knocked down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $3,000 | Several trees were downed. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $3,000 | A few trees were knocked down across the northern part of the county. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $3,000 | Four trees were knocked down. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $3,000 | A thunderstorm produced strong winds which knocked down trees in the county. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $3,000 | Thunderstorms produced strong winds which knocked down large limbs and a tree. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $3,000 | Trees were knocked down. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $3,000 | Several trees and large limbs were blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $3,000 | Trees and power lines downed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $3,000 | Trees downed. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Logan | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $2,000 | Several trees were downed. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $2,000 | A large tree snapped midway up due to damaging thunderstorm winds. Numerous large tree branched were also downed. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $2,000 | Numerous trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $2,000 | Trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $2,000 | Numerous trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $2,000 | Two trees were downed. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $2,000 | Two trees were knocked down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $2,000 | Large limbs were knocked down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Logan | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $1,000 | A tree was downed along Stagecoach Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $1,000 | A tree was downed. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $1,000 | A tree was downed onto Blosser Road. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $1,000 | A couple of trees were knocked down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $1,000 | Trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Logan | $1,000 | Two trees were downed. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Logan | $1,000 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Flood | Logan | - | High water was reported over State Route 664 and Sauer Kraut Road. |
| February 2022 | Flood | Logan | - | High water was reported along State Route 664. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Logan | - | Standing water was reported at the intersection of State Route 664 and Sauer Kraut Road. |
| August 2022 | Flood | Logan | - | High water was reported in several locations across Hocking County, including along State Route 93 near Ewing. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Logan | - | Several roads remained closed due to flooding. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Logan | - | High water resulted in a closure of a portion of State Route 93 north of Logan. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Logan | - | High water was reported on some area roadways. |
| May 2018 | Flood | Logan | - | High water was reported on some roads in Logan. |
| June 2016 | Flood | Logan | - | A half foot of water was reported on the road. |
Newspapers printed here
0 digitised pages3 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 0 issues, 0 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| The Hocking Sentinel | 1871 to 1906 |
| The Democrat-Sentinel | 1906 to 1935 |
| The Ohio Democrat | 1886 to 1906 |
What the paper printed
11,035 wordsFront pages of the local paper, read from the Library of Congress scans: 6 issues spread across its run from 1884 to 1906, 11,035 words in total. Each is reproduced on its own page, exactly as the recogniser returned it.
These pages read less well than anything else here, and the number is worth stating: about three words in four come through cleanly, against nine in ten for the building records. An 1896 broadsheet sets eight-point type in seven columns on microfilm, which is the hardest thing in this archive to read by machine. We tested our own recognisers against the Library's and they were not better, so the Library's text is what appears, with the wholly unreadable columns removed. Read it as a guide to what the paper covered, and follow the link to the scan before quoting anything.
| Issue | Paper | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1884-01-03 | The Hocking Sentinel | 1,561 words |
| 1884-03-20 | The Hocking Sentinel | 5,400 words |
| 1884-06-05 | The Hocking Sentinel | 888 words |
| 1884-08-21 | The Hocking Sentinel | 2,055 words |
| 1884-11-06 | The Hocking Sentinel | 419 words |
| 1906-05-03 | The Democrat-Sentinel | 712 words |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Logan | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| West Logan | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Webb Summit | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Enterprise | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Maysville | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Ewing | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Winona (historical) | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Haydenville | 5.8 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Logan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1004066 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1042716. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.
























