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Logan County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,567. [1] Its county seat is Logan. [2] Logan County comprises the Logan, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Charleston–Huntington–Ashland, WV–OH–KY Combined Statistical Area.
Welcome to the official website of Logan County! This website is intended to provide you with an overview of our county’s government and the unique opportunities our county has to offer. Please take the time to explore our site and let us know how we can better serve our community through this medium.
From the Civil War burning of the Logan County Courthouse to the Hatfield-McCoy feud of the late 1800s and throughout all of the 20th century, something of national interest has always percolated in good ol’ Logan.
History of Logan County, West Virginia. This page lists the articles on this website and few external websites about the history of Logan County, West Virginia. 1893 clipping courtesy of Bobbie Henthorn Spiers. The Old Courthouse Bell at Chief Logan Park. Wayne Worth – On the Road in West Virginia: Our 55 Counties, Logan County Segment
Logan is a city in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along the Guyandotte River. The population was 1,438 at the 2020 census. [2] It is the county seat of Logan County. [5]
Logan, West Virginia has a history and reputation far exceeding what one would expect from a town currently having less than 1,800 people. [1] The city is widely known for fierce violence, major disasters, and political corruption, as well as being the center of major economic wealth.
The county lies south of Charleston in the heart of the southern West Virginia coalfields. Logan County, with an area of 455.6 square miles, is bisected by the Guyandotte River. The county seat, first named Lawnsville, was laid out in 1827.
Welcome to Logan County, the heart of the Hatfield-McCoy Region! Our county is filled with a variety of historic, scenic, and entertaining attractions. Named for the infamous Hatfield-McCoy Feud, our mountain region is now the home of the Hatfield-McCoy Trails, an off-road system with more the 700 miles of trails.
Logan County, in southwestern West Virginia (WV), was formed in 1824 and named for Logan the Orator, a Mingo tribal leader. Its seat is at Logan. Aracoma, the daughter of Cornstalk, a Shawnee tribal leader, settled on the Guyandotte River. Her story is dramatized through The Aracoma Story, an outdoor drama performed at Logan State Park.
History of Logan County, West Virginia: Dealing with Indian Life and Legends, Early Pioneers, Their Mode of Living, Formation of the County, the Noted Hatfield-McCoy Feud, the "armed March"...