West Logan Ohio Map

About West Logan, Ohio

West Logan is a locality in Hocking County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 912. The population density is 980.8 people per km². West Logan is located at 39.5390°N, 82.4285°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 43138.

West Logan stretches across a landscape defined by the persistent, winding presence of the Hocking River, which carves a quiet path through the terrain. It lies 15.1 miles southeast of Lancaster, OH (from Lancaster, OH: bearing 143°T), and is situated 1.1 miles west of Logan. The air here holds the cooling influence of the nearby Falls Mills Project (Nad 83 Ohio South Plane), where the ground shifts from flat valley floor toward the elevation of Calico Ridge rising in the distance. Sunlight at dusk catches the silt-heavy water of the river, turning the surface into a ribbon of tarnished copper as it flows past the quiet outskirts of West Logan. Only a mile away, the Hocking County Lake remains a still, reflective presence in the landscape, its edges softening under the weight of an approaching evening sky.

Industrial legacies remain etched into the local economy, where the rhythm of labor has shifted from the heavy manufacturing of previous generations toward a slower, more deliberate pace. The influence of the broader Appalachian foothills shapes the character of the region, grounding the lives of residents who look toward the distant, dense canopy of Hocking State Forest for a sense of permanence. Travelers often pass through on their way to the rugged beauty of Cedar Falls or to join the Buckeye Trail, yet the daily reality of the inhabitants remains tied to the local earth and the slow, seasonal cycles of the interior plains. Beyond the reach of the busier corridors, the life of the place settles into the deep, quiet gravity of the land itself, as if waiting for the next change in the weather to stir the stillness of Wildcat Hollow.

About This West Logan Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Logan, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.538956, -82.428488. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for West Logan includes the ZIP code (43138), telephone area code (614), county seat of Hocking County (Logan), and school district assignment (Logan-Hocking Local School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.