Logan County

Logan County is located in south-west West Virginia. The population in 2010 was 36,743 and the county seat is Logan.  The main industries are coal, lumber, and natural gas. 
Major cities in Logan County include Logan, Chapmanville, Man, and Mitchell Heights.

 

http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1450  

MAP OF ALL HISTORICAL MARKERS – LOGAN COUNTY


BATTLE OF BLAIR MT.

LOCATION: JUST WEST OF BLAIR POST OFFICE, RT 17, AT JUNCTION WITH KELLY HOLLOW ROAD (CR 15), APPX 10 MILES EAST OF LOGAN

PHOTOS 18 AUGUST 2023

GPS:

37* 52′ 27″ N, 81* 49′ 59″ W

37.874424 N, 81.833185 W

eWV Encyclopedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain

eWV Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency


BATTLE OF KANAWHA GAP

LOCATION: CHAPMANVILLE, CRAWLEY ROAD EXIT, APPX 100 FEET NORTH OF RT 119

PHOTOS 18 AUGUST 2023

GPS:

37* 58′ 29″ N, 82* 00′ 51″ W

37.974769 N, 82.014321 W

Brandon Kirk Article

https://www.theclio.com/entry/65924


BUFFALO CREEK DISASTER

LOCATION: MAN, CR 16 (MAIN STREET) APPX 1 MILE NORTH-EAST OF TURNOFF FROM RT 10, NEAR MAN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD, APPX 10 MILES SOUTH-EAST OF LOGAN

PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023

LAST PHOTO BY WV STATE ARCHIVES

GPS:

37* 45′ 03″ N, 81* 52′ 02″ W

37.750841 N, 81.867405 W

eWV Encyclopedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Creek_flood

Huntington Herald-Dispatch Photos


BURNING OF LOGAN COURTHOUSE

LOCATION: DOWNTOWN LOGAN, NEXT TO LOGAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE, ON JEFFERSON STREET BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND STRATTON STREET

PHOTOS 18 AUGUST 2023

GPS:

37* 50′ 48″ N, 81* 59′ 27″ W

37.846891 N, 81.991059 W

https://loganwv.us/the-civil-war-in-logan-county/


CHESAPEAKE & OHIO 2755

STEAM LOCOMOTIVE

LOCATION: CHIEF LOGAN STATE PARK, APPX 3-1/2 MILES NORTH OF LOGAN, LITTLE BUFFALO CREEK ROAD (CR 10/02) APPX 1 MILE WEST OF RT 10

PHOTOS 19 AUGUST 2023

GPS:

37* 53′ 33″ N, 82* 00′ 33″ W

37.892667 N, 82.009416 W

NATIONAL REGISTRY OF HISTORIC PLACES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_2755

http://www.rgusrail.com/wvco2755.html


HATFIELD CEMETERY

LOCATION: RT 44, APPX 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF SARAH ANN, APPX 12 MILES SOUTH OF LOGAN

PHOTOS 19 AUGUST 2023

NOTE: IT IS A STEEP HIKE APPX 200 YARDS UP A ROCKY TRAIL TO THE CEMETERY.

GPS:

37* 42′ 13″ N, 81* 59′ 27″ W

37.703716 N, 81.990954 W

Wikipedia – Hatfield Cemetery

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

eWV Encyclopedia – Devil Anse Hatfield

https://www.mywvhome.com/1900s/hatfield.html


LOGAN

LOCATION: DOWNTOWN LOGAN, AT JUNCTION WITH RT 10 (LOGAN BLVD), MAIN STREET, AND HOLLAND LANE

PHOTOS 18 AUGUST 2023

GPS:

37* 50′ 45″ N, 81* 59′ 21″ W

37.845948 N, 81.989403 W

eWV Encyclopedia – Logan

eWV 1921 MINERS’ MARCH ON LOGAN

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan,_West_Virginia


LOGAN COUNTY /

BOONE COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 119, APPX 3 MILES NORTH OF CHAPMANVILLE

** MARKER REMOVED DURING 4-LANE EXPANSION **

GPS: (COUNTY LINE)

37* 59′ 31″ N, 81* 58′ 51″ W

37.992090 N, 81.981065 W


LOGAN COUNTY /

LINCOLN COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 10, APPX 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHAPMANVILLE

PHOTOS 18 AUGUST 2023

GPS:

38* 00′ 41″ N, 82* 03′ 21″ W

38.011452 N, 82.055852 W


LOGAN COUNTY /

MINGO COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 52

(State records show a marker at Mingo/Logan on Rt 65, but Rt 65 does not cross into Logan County. Roads are re-numbered with the addition of the King Coal Highway.

NO MARKER AT THIS LOCATION

PHOTO 19 AUGUST 2023

GPS: (Mingo/Logan County line)

37* 38′ 50″ N, 81* 59′ 38″ W

37.647479 N, 81.994069 W


LOGAN COUNTY /

MINGO COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 80, VERNER, AT JUNCTION WITH RT 12, APPX 18 MILES SOUTH OF LOGAN, APPX 6 MILES SOUTH OF MAN

MISSING ON 20 AUGUST 2023

PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023

GPS:

37* 39′ 54″ N, 81* 50′ 52″ W

37.665163 N, 81.847925 W


LOGAN COUNTY /

MINGO COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 119, APPX 6 MILES SOUTH OF LOGAN

** NOTE: MARKER REMOVED DURING 4-LANE EXPANSION **

PHOTO 19 AUGUST 2023

GPS: (COUNTY LINE)

37* 47′ 39″ N, 82* 06′ 05″ W

37.794278 N, 82.101591 W


LOGAN COUNTY /

WYOMING COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 10, APPX 8 MILES EAST OF MAN, APPX 10 MILES NORTH OF OCEANA

MISSING ON 20 AUGUST 2023

PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023

GPS:

37* 44′ 23″ N, 81* 44′ 59″ W

37.739759 N, 81.749777 W