WayfarrowLog City
Ghost town · Onondaga County, New York
Log City is a ghost town in Onondaga County, New York. It is one of 2 former communities in Onondaga County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 22 New York counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Log City as a historical populated place on the Jamesville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.9122° N, 76.0211° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Jamesville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,528 ft |
| Nearest living town | Fabius, NY |
| Distance to it | 5.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2108560 |
| Coordinates | 42.91222, -76.02111 |
What's there now
Log City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fabius, NY (population 368), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,528 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- The Kingdomghost town · Onondaga County · 24 mi
- The Patchghost town · Cayuga County · 28.8 mi
- Roydhouse Bridgecovered bridge · Oneida County · 36.5 mi
- Oswego Harbor West Pierhead Lightlighthouse · Oswego County · 46.2 mi
- Selkirk Lightlighthouse · Oswego County · 46.7 mi
- Newfield Bridgecovered bridge · Tompkins County · 47.8 mi
Questions
Where is Log City?
Log City is in Onondaga County, New York, at 42.9122, -76.0211.
How many ghost towns are in Onondaga County?
Onondaga County, New York has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.