The story
Read it all →How Logan Township came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Logan Township.
The Bethel Church and Graveyard was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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About Logan Township’s history
How historic is Logan Township?
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What drives the grade ↓Among the most historic 1% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
History grade
What drives Logan Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Logan Township is among the most historic 1% of U.S. towns, #7 of 593 in Indiana. All 2 inputs put Logan Township near the top nationally; its National Register listings ranks highest.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Logan Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraAge sits out for Logan Township: no founding date holds up well enough to grade on–Homes built before 194038.0% of homes (±6.3) · typical IN town 14.4% · U.S. 8.4%ANational Register7 listings, 241 historic buildings, 678 per 10,000 residents · typical IN town 7.9 · U.S. 2.4A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Among the top 1%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)#7 of 593
Indiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Indiana town has 7.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Logan Township’s 678 sits above most of its state (97% of Indiana towns have fewer) while its 241 historic buildings outnumber those of 94% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.3 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Logan Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Logan Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 4,902 in 1960; 3,377 people lived here in 2020.Landmarks on the Register7 places on the National Register.Old housesHalf of Logan Township’s homes were built before 1961.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Logan Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.People over time
Logan Township, census by census
Peaked at 4,902 in 1960; 3,377 people lived here in 2020.
14 censuses, 1890–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Logan Township’s Wikipedia page.
On the National Register
7 listings protect 241 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
places listed
7
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
241
each building in a district counts
first listed
1995
Bethel Church and Graveyard
Buildings
Architectural styles listings
Greek Revival1
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
By decade
Logan Township, decade by decade
2007On the map
Logan Township on the map, 1962 to 1984
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Logan Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1962Attica sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Logan Township.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Logan Township
Nobody well known was born in Logan Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Lexemuel Ray HeslerAmerican mycologist · b. 1888
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Bernard SobelAmerican playwright, drama critic, and author · b. 1887
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William Lynn ParkinsonUnited States federal judge · b. 1902Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Warren TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington Township2 historic placesA−Davis TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townShawnee Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIndependenceIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Questions about Logan Township’s history
How does Logan Township rank for history?
Logan Township is among the most historic 1% of U.S. towns, #7 of 593 in Indiana. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Logan Township?
7 listings: 1 building, among them the Bethel Church and Graveyard (listed 1995, the first). 241 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in Logan Township?
38% of Logan Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.3 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1961.
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Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.