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Logan

Ghost town · Marion County, Ohio

Marion quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500)
Marion quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Logan is a ghost town in Marion County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Logan as a historical populated place on the Marion East 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 40.6051° N, 83.0735° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMarion East
Elevation992 ft
Nearest living townMarion, OH
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1060625
Coordinates40.60506, -83.07352

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What's there now

Logan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Marion, OH (population 35,771), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 992 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Logan?

Logan is in Marion County, Ohio, at 40.6051, -83.0735.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Ohio has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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