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Logan County is situated in west-central Ohio. Much of the eastern half of the county is hilly while the western half is flat. The county was formed in 1818 being split off from Champaign County. Logan County shares borders with Hardin County to the north, Union County to the east, Champaign County to the south, Shelby county to the west, and Auglaize County to the northwest. The county seat is Bellefontaine. The Great Miami and Mad Rivers drain the western part of the county and the smaller Mill and Rush Creeks drain the eastern part of the county. The highest elevation in Ohio is found within Logan County at Campbell's Hill (1550 feet). The county also includes Indian Lake State Park.
Townships

Logan County is divided into 17 townships as follows:

Township Organized Parent
township Principle
locale
or town Roughly bounded by
Bloomfield 1832 Miami Bloom Center Stokes Township on the north, Washington Township on the east, Pleasant Township on the south, and Shelby County on the west
Bokes Creek 1838 Perry West Mansfield Hardin County on the north, Union County on the east, Perry Township on the south, and Rushcreek Township on the west
Harrison 1832 Lake Gretna McArthur Township on the north, Lake Township on the east, Union Township on the south, and Pleasant and Washington Townships on the west
Jefferson 1813 Zane Zanesfield Rushcreek Township on the north, Perry Township on the east, Monroe Township on the south, and Lake Township on the west
Lake 1811 Zane Bellefontaine McArthur Township on the north, Jefferson Township on the east, Liberty Township on the south, and Harrison Township on the west
Liberty 1832 Union West Liberty Lake Township on the north, Monroe Township on the east, Champaign County on the south, and Union Township on the west
McArthur 1823 Lake Huntsville Richland Township on the north, Rushcreek Township on the east, Lake and Harrison Townships on the south, and Washington Township on the west
Miami 1814 Lake De Graff Pleasant Township on the north, Union Township on the east, Champaign County on the south, and Shelby County on the west
Monroe 1822 Jefferson Pickrelltown Jefferson Township on the north, Zane Township on the east, Champaign County on the south, and Liberty Township on the west
Perry 1830 Zane East Liberty Bokes Creek Township on the north, Union County on the east, Zane Township on the south, and Jefferson Township on the west
Pleasant 1841 Miami Logansville Bloomfield Township on the north, Harrison and Union Townships on the east, Miami Township on the south, and Shelby County on the west
Richland 1844 McArthur Belle Center Hardin County on the north, Rushcreek Township on the east, McArthur Township on the south, and Stokes Township on the west
Rushcreek 1827 Jefferson Rushsylvania Hardin County on the north, Bokes Creek Township on the east, Jefferson Township on the south, and McArthur and Richland Townships on the west
Stokes 1838 Bloomfield Lakeview Auglaize County on the north, Richland Township on the east, Washington and Bloomfield Townships on the south, and Shelby and Auglaize Counties on the west
Union 1820 Lake none Harrison Township on the north, Liberty Township on the east, Champaign County on the south, and Miami and Pleasant Townships on the west
Washington 1839 Bloomfield Lewistown Stokes and Richland Townships on the north, McArthur and Harrison Townships on the east, Pleasant Township on the south, and Bloomfield Township on the west
Zane 1806 Salem
(Champaign
County) Middleburg Perry Township on the north, Union County on the east, Champaign County on the south, and Monroe Township on the west

Gazetteer

There is no published gazetteer specifically listing Logan County place names. However, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintains database as part of its Geographic Names Information System. It currently contains 430 entries for geographic names associated with Logan County. Each entry includes the name, type of place, geographic coordinates, and name of the USGS quadrangle map. By extracting that information, the result is an online gazetteer of Logan County represented in the files linked below. A few entries filed under "The" have been rearranged, but otherwise the list is as found in the GNIS database.

Note that the list of cemeteries is incomplete and contains a number of errors. For a more complete listing of the cemeteries in Logan County, see the Cemeteries page.

   * Gazetteer A-H
    * Gazetteer I-P
    * Gazetteer Q-Z

Publications, Records, etc.

The following bibliography lists atlases, maps, and other items related to the geography of Logan County. Entries on this list are arranged by author or compiler and title. These items are available at repositories listed on the Archives and Libraries page per the holdings information following each entry. Some of these items may also be available at other libraries within Ohio and elsewhere.

1980 plat directory, Logan County, Ohio. — Dayton, Ohio : Great Mid-Western Pub. Co. : Distributed by Future Farmers of America of Logan County, c1980.
1 atlas (40 p.) : maps.
Includes index.

Atlas of Logan County, Ohio. — [S.l. : s.n.], 1890.
1 atlas : maps.
Reprint. [Bellefontaine, Ohio : Logan County Genealogical Society, 199-]

Belle Centre, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 55)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 13, no. 3 (fall 1991).

Bloomfield Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 35)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 11, no. 2 (summer 1989).

Bokes Creek Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 36)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 11, no. 2 (summer 1989).

East Liberty.
1 map (p. 75)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 18, no. 4 (winter 1996).

Harrison Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 45)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 11, no. 3 (fall 1989).

Jefferson Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 46)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 11, no. 3 (fall 1989).

Lake Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 75)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 11, no. 4 (winter 1989).

Liberty Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 76)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 11, no. 4 (winter 1989).

McArthur Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 35)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 12, no. 2 (summer 1990).

Miami Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 15)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 12, no. 1 (spring 1990).

Middleburg, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 36)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 13, no. 2 (summer 1991).

Monroe Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 16)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 12, no. 1 (spring 1990).

Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 36)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 12, no. 2 (summer 1990).

Pleasant Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 55)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 12, no. 3 (fall 1990).

Richland Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 56)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 12, no. 3 (fall 1990).

Rushcreek Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 75)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 12, no. 4 (winter 1990).

Rushsylvania, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 56)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 13, no. 3 (fall 1991).

Stewart, D. J.
Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio / compiled, drawn and published from personal examinations and surveys by D.J. Stewart. — Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
1 atlas (50 p.) : maps.
Includes biographical sketches.
This item is also cited on the Biography page.

Reprint. West Liberty, O. : Liberty Printing, 1975.

Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 76)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 12, no. 4 (winter 1990).

Union Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 15)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 13, no. 1 (spring 1991).

Washington Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 16)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 13, no. 1 (spring 1991).

Zane Township, Logan County, Ohio, 1864.
1 map (p. 35)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 13, no. 2 (summer 1991).

Zanesfield.
1 map (p. 76-77)
Shows landowners.
Originally published in: Stewart, D. J. Combination atlas map of Logan County, Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa. : D.J. Stewart, 1875.
In Branches and twigs quarterly. Vol. 18, no. 4 (winter 1996).