Logansport, Kentucky

Logansport is an unincorporated community in northwestern Butler County in south-central Kentucky, United States.[2] Logansport is part of the Bowling Green Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Logansport
Unincorporated community
Logansport
Location within the state of Kentucky
Logansport
Logansport (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°17′6″N 86°46′5″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyButler
Elevation
489 ft (149 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID508491[1]

Geography

Logansport is located about 4.6 miles (7.4 km) northwest of Morgantown.[3]

Transportation

Logansport is served by two state-maintained highways in the area. Kentucky Route 269 (KY 269) connects the area to southern Ohio County via Reed's Ferry on the Green River. KY 403 connects Logansport directly to downtown Morgantown to the southeast.[4] KY 403 previously connected directly to Cromwell via ferry until sometime in the mid-1960s.[3]

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 independently operated Big Hill School, which was located halfway between Logansport and Morgantown.

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Logansport, Kentucky
  2. “Logansport Populated Place Profile / Butler County, Kentucky Data”. kentucky.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  3. Kentucky Department of Highways (1958). Butler County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:125000. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  4. DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map). 1:150000. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. p. 63. § C9. ISBN 0-89933-340-0.


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