Alternate names: Lahishyn [Bel], Łohiszyn [Pol], Logishin [Rus], Lohishin [Yid], Łahišyn [Bel], Logishyn, Logichin, Logashin, Łahiszyn, Luhiszyn, Belarusian: Лагішын. Russian: Логишин. Hebrew: לוהישין. Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), V, p. 682: "Łohiszyn". 52°20' N, 25°59' E, 15 miles NNW of Pinsk, 126.5 miles SSW of Minsk, formerly Pinsk uezd, Minsk guberniya. 1900 Jewish population: 1,587.
Cemetery: photos of 19th century cemetery in very bad condition. [February 2010]