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History · Logan Township

Half of Logan Township’s homes were built after 1993

Most of Logan Township was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Below: maps from 1903 on and the census since 1890.

0on the National Register
9%homes built before 1940
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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.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Logan Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 19033 editions of the USGS map, 1903 to 1980. Watch Logan Township change.
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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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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Coats Springs
1874–1903
Rumble
1888–1902
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
ChandlerCoats SpringRumble
7cemeteries and burying grounds inside Logan Township
BarnesBeckDeJarnettLovelessMcGillemWillisWilson

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

On the map

Logan Township on the map, 1903 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Logan Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Logan Township on the 1903 USGS mapLogan Township on the 1961 USGS mapLogan Township on the 1980 USGS map1903Petersburg sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Logan Township.

The story so far

Logan Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Logan Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Logan Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 440 and it contained 179 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 474 to 440 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Logan Township, 1874 to 1903

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1874Post officeThe Coats Springs post office opens
  3. 1888Post officeThe Rumble post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1902Post officeThe Rumble post office closes
  6. 1903Post officeThe Coats Springs post office closes
  7. 1903On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Logan Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,293

Between 335 and 1,293 people in every census since 1890.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Logan Township’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

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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John Watson FosterAmerican lawyer, politician and diplomat · b. 1836
Jackie YoungAmerican basketball player · b. 1997
Clyde LovelletteAmerican basketball player · b. 1929
Melba PhillipsAmerican physicist and science educator · b. 1907
The Amazing CriswellAmerican psychic · b. 1907
Mack V. WrightAmerican actor and director · b. 1894
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Columbia Township1 historic placeA−Patoka Township1 historic placeA−Madison TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClay TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington Township1 historic placeA−GlezenIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.