Logansport, Kentucky Explained

Logansport
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Kentucky
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Butler
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:489
Coordinates:37.285°N -86.7681°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:508491

Logansport is an unincorporated community in northwestern Butler County in south-central Kentucky, United States.[1] Logansport is part of the Bowling Green Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Logansport is located about northwest of Morgantown.[2]

Transportation

Logansport is served by two state-maintained highways in the area. Kentucky Route 269 (KY 269) connects the area to U.S. 231 in southern Ohio County via Reed's Ferry on the Green River. KY 403 connects Logansport directly to downtown Morgantown to the southeast.[3] KY 403 previously connected directly to the southern Ohio County community of Cromwell to the north via ferry until sometime in the mid-1960s.[2]

The town can also be accessed from Interstate 165 (I-165; formerly the William H. Natcher Parkway) via the Morgantown exits at mile markers 26 and 27.

Education

Students in Logansport attend Butler County Schools in Morgantown, Kentucky, including Butler County Middle and high schools. Morgantown Elementary is the closest elementary school to the area.

Prior to the 1960s, students living in Logansport attended the independently operated Big Hill School, which was located halfway between Logansport and Morgantown.

Nearby cities

Notes and References

  1. https://kentucky.hometownlocator.com/ky/butler/logansport.cfm “Logansport Populated Place Profile / Butler County, Kentucky Data”
  2. Kentucky Department of Highways . Butler County Highway Map . 1958 . 1:125000 . . . December 24, 2015.
  3. DeLorme . DeLorme . 2010 . Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer . 1:150000. Yarmouth, ME . DeLorme . 63 . C9 . 0-89933-340-0.