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History · Logan Creek

The history of Logan Creek

Below: maps from 1955 on.

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What stands out about Logan Creek’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 Creek are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Logan Creek’s history is told.

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The story so far

Logan Creek, in brief

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

Logan Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) on the east shore of Lake Tahoe in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, Logan Creek had a population of 40.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 26 to 40 (+54%).

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

By decade

Logan Creek, decade by decade

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Logan Creek, Nevada2025Logan Creek, Nevada
On the map

Logan Creek on the map, 1955 to 1992

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

Logan Creek on the 1955 USGS mapLogan Creek on the 1969 USGS mapLogan Creek on the 1982 USGS mapLogan Creek on the 1992 USGS map1955Glenbrook sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Logan Creek

Nobody well known was born in Logan Creek itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jamie AndersonAmerican snowboarder · b. 1990
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Maddie BowmanAmerican freestyle skier · b. 1994
Mark AmodeiAmerican politician · b. 1958
Maurice E. McLoughlinUS tennis player · b. 1890
Lauren WoodlandAmerican actress · b. 1977
Bryan NamoffAmerican soccer player · b. 1979
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Logan Creek Estates

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Logan Creek’s history

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.