The community was named after William B. McNeil, founder of the College Hill Academy.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2), all land.

Most of Logoly's 368 acres (1.49 km2) comprise a State Natural Area that includes unique plant species and mineral springs.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

The racial makeup of the city was 40.33% White, 58.31% Black or African American, 0.15% Asian, and 1.21% from two or more races.

[11] According to the Stephens school district's attorney, Clay Fendley, there was, in the words of Mike McNeill of the Magnolia Reporter, "bitterness" resulting from the McNeil consolidation.