Welcome to Egin ...

Egin is located in Fremont County<1>.

The pronunciation of Egin: EE-jin<2>

Egin is 4,880 feet [1,487 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Egin is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Egin lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Egin: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities near Egin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Egin.

• Rexburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexburg
  • Rexburg is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rexburg <5>
• Rigby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby
  • Rigby is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rigby <5>
• Saint Anthony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
  • Saint Anthony is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <5>
• Sugar City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
  • Sugar City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <5>
• Menan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
  • Menan is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <5>
• Teton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton
  • Teton is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton <5>
• Lewisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <5>
• Newdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
  • Newdale is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newdale <5>
• Parker
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <5>
• Hamer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer
  • Hamer is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamer <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Egin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Egin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Egin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Egin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Egin. See our Newspapers Page for Egin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Egin ...

Looking for more information about Egin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Egin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Egin.

Adding Egin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Egin in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Egin was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Egin mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Egin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Egin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fremont County: www.co.fremont.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/