Welcome to Port Elgin ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Elgin, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

A typical abbreviation for Port Elgin: Prt. Elgin

Port Elgin is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Port Elgin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).

Telephone area codes for Port Elgin: (519) and (226)<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Port Elgin: N0H<3>

Communities Also Named Port Elgin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Port Elgin - it's located in New Brunswick.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Elgin.

Communities near Port Elgin ...

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

• Southampton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <5>
• Dunblane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunblane came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunblane
• North Bruce
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bruce
• Turners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
• Mount Hope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Arkwright
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
• Scotch Settlement
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Settlement
• Williscroft
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williscroft came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williscroft
• Elsinore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsinore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsinore
• Baie Du Dore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baie Du Dore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baie Du Dore

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Elgin ...

Looking for more information about Port Elgin? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Port Elgin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Port Elgin.

Adding Port Elgin to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Port Elgin was on a map titled Road Map for Ontario (from Shell Oil, 1955).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Elgin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/