Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Elgin came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Elgin in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Elgin. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Elgin, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Elgin:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

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)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Map from 1860 (unknown title/publisher)

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Elgin is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Elgin in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Elgin for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Elgin. See our Misc Page for Elgin for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Elgin:

Elgin was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

The following routes mentioned Elgin as a scheduled stop:

The City of Portland: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Portland (train schedule from 1956). The City of Portland travelled between Chicago (IL) and Portland (OR)

The City of San Francisco: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of San Francisco (train schedule from 1957). The City of San Francisco travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Elgin: www.cityofelgin.org/

The official website for Kane County: www.co.kane.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov