Welcome to Elgin ...

Elgin is located in Jackson County<1>.

The location of Elgin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elgin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Elgin is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Elgin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Elgin is located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Elgin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Elgin - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona (2), British Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Elgin ...

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

• Batesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Independence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <4>
• Newport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Southside
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Southside is located in Independence County
• Cave City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
  • Cave City is located in Independence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <4>
• Tuckerman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerman
  • Tuckerman is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckerman <4>
• Diaz
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diaz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
  • Diaz is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
• Newark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Independence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Swifton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
  • Swifton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
• Sulphur Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
  • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
• Grubbs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
  • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people

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 Elgin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elgin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elgin. 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 Elgin.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elgin ...

Looking for more information about 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.

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

Adding Elgin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elgin 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 Elgin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Elgin post office opened in 1857.

We also found Elgin in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elgin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksoncountyar.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/