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History · West Logan

11% of West Logan’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1913 on, and the census since 1960.

0on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From West Logan’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about West Logan’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19136 editions of the USGS map, 1913 to 1996. Watch West Logan change.Old housesHalf of West Logan’s homes were built before 1957.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how West Logan’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewGuyandotte River: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

West Logan on the map, 1913 to 1996

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

West Logan on the 1913 USGS mapWest Logan on the 1926 USGS mapWest Logan on the 1963 USGS mapWest Logan on the 1976 USGS mapWest Logan on the 1989 USGS mapWest Logan on the 1996 USGS map1913Logan 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 West Logan.

The story so far

West Logan, in brief

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

West Logan is a town along the Guyandotte River in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 400 at the 2020 census. For unknown reasons, some sources report West Logan to lay west of the county seat at Logan, attributing to this fact the name.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 424 to 399 (-6%).

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

By decade

West Logan, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1990s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1990s1 item
Guyandotte River1996Guyandotte River
Today5 recent
West-Logan-signs-wv2018West-Logan-signs-wvWest-Logan-houses-wv2018West-Logan-houses-wvWest-Logan-WV10-wv2018West-Logan-WV10-wvWest-Logan-Guyandotte-River-wv2018West-Logan-Guyandotte-River-wvWVMap-doton-WestLogan2004WVMap-doton-WestLogan
People over time

West Logan, census by census

02004006008001960198020002020Peak: 855

Between 399 and 855 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to West Logan

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

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Joanne DruAmerican film and television actress · b. 1922
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Lea Ann ParsleySkeleton racer · b. 1968
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Michael AmmarMagician · b. 1956
Devil Anse HatfieldPatriarch of the Hatfield clan · b. 1839
Ted BelcherUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1924
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Kenneth Keller HallUnited States federal judge · b. 1918
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
West Logan Public Schoolschool

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Peach CreekIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about West Logan’s history

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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 (6), 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.