Do you know of Elgin Junction ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Elgin Junction. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Elgin Junction.<1>

Our source wasn't clear whether Elgin Junction was a community, a post office or a post office located in a community and having the same name.<2> While we don't have its location, we believe that Elgin Junction would be found somewhere in Kane County, Illinois.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Elgin Junction ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Elgin Junction:

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Elgin Junction.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 17/23100   (Place Name: Elgin Junction)

County: Kane     (FIPS State/County: 17/089)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Elgin Junction) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Kane County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Kane County.