Do you know of Erwin ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Erwin. 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 Erwin.<1>

We found mention of Erwin as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Cook County, Illinois.

Communities Also Named Erwin ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Erwin.

There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Erwin.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Schuyler County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Erwin [Schuyler County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Fayette County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Erwin [Fayette County].
- Arkansas
  - Jackson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Erwin [Jackson County].
  - Prairie County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Erwin [Prairie County].
- Georgia
  - Gordon County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Erwin [Gordon County].
- Indiana
  - Posey County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Erwin [Posey County].
- Louisiana
  - Caddo Parish
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Erwin [Caddo Parish].
- Michigan
  - Montcalm County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Erwin [Montcalm County].
  - Newaygo County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Erwin [Newaygo County].
- Mississippi
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Erwin [Washington County].
- New York
  - Steuben County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Erwin [Steuben County].
- North Carolina
  - Harnett County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Erwin [Harnett County].
- Oklahoma
  - Woods County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Erwin [Woods County].
- Oregon
  - Baker County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Erwin [Baker County].
- South Carolina
  - Lancaster County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Erwin [Lancaster County].
- South Dakota
  - Kingsbury County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Erwin [Kingsbury County].
- Tennessee
  - Unicoi County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Erwin [Unicoi County].
- Texas
  - Grimes County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Erwin [Grimes County].
- West Virginia
  - Preston County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Erwin [Preston County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Erwin ...

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

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Erwin - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in Cook County ...

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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 Cook County.

Addatorata Village	Lake Park
Algonquin Trails	Lake Side
Alsip Woods	Lakewood
Altenheim	Lambert
Anchorage	Landers
Apple Valley	Laudymat Terrace
Applegate	Le Moyne
Appletree	Liberty
Arcadia	Linden Park
Argo	Lioncrest
Argyle Park	Llewellyn Park
Arlingdale	Longwood Farms
Arlington Farms	Longwood
Arlington Heights Garden	Loop Station
Arlington Ridge	Loop
Athenia	Lovedale
Atwood Heights	Lynnwood
Auburn Junction	Lyonsville
Austin Park
Austin View	Mackler Heights
	Madison Park
Bandow	Mainville
Banks	Mallard West
Barrington Center	Manheim
Barrington Square	Mannheim
Bay Colony	Mars
Beacon Hill	Marvin
Beaver Valley	Mayngaite
Bel Air Gardens	McCaffrey
Belmont	McCormick
Belt Crossing	Meadow Knolls
Berkley Square	Meadowbrook East
Beverly Junction	Meadowbrook West
Bloom	Medalist Park
Blue Island Junction	Melrose
Bogan Manor	Midwest
Bremen	Mill Creek
Brickton	Miller Woods
Brookline Park	Mission Hills
Brookwood	Monroe City
Bryn Mawr	Monroe
Burlington Junction	Moon Lake Village
Burnside Crossing	Morrell Park
Burr Oak	Morton Park
	Morton
Calumet Harbor	Mount Forest
Calumet Western Junction	Mount Hope
Calumet Yard	Mount Prospect Gardens
Calvary	Mulford
Cambridge-on-the-Lake
Cameo Terrace	Nantucket Cove
Capri Gardens	Navajo Hills
Carlysle	Nerska
Carriage Creek	New Bremen
Catino	New Chicago
Cazenovia	New Trier
Cedar Glen	Niles Center
Cedar Run	Nixon's Greenwood - Central
Cedarbrook	Normal Park
Chaltenham	Normalville
Chamblee	Norpaul
Chandler	North Branch
Chappell	North Shore Trace
Chatelaine South	North
Chelsea Cove	Northbrook Knolls
Chesterfield	Northgate
Chippewa Ridge	Northtown
Chippewa	Northwest Highlands
Churchill	Norwood Park
Claburn	Nottingham Park
Clarkdale Junction	Noyesville
Clark's
Clifton	Oak Glen
Clybourn Junction	Oak Woods
Clybourn	Oakdale
Cobblestone	Ogden Park
Colehour	Old Orchard
Collierdale	Olde Salem
Colonial Heights	Olmsley
Colonial Ridge	Olympia Gardens
Congress Park	Olympic Village
Conley's	Orange
Constance	Orland
Conway Park	Otto Mall
Cottage Grove	Outer Depot
Country Gardens	Ovington
Cragin Junction
Cricket Hill	Pacesetter Park
Cumberland Highlands	Pacific
Cumberland	Palos Gardens
Cummings	Palos Westgate
Cunningham Courts	Palos
	Park Forest South
Dearborn Heights	Park Meadows
Dearborn Station	Parkhome
Dee Road	Parkway
Deer Grove	Parkwood Village
Deering	Partridge Hill
Des Plaines Terrace	Penock
Deval	Phillippe
Devonshire	Playfield
Dolton Junction	Pleasant Dale
Dolton's Station	Pleasant Hills
Douglas Park	Pleasant Run
Drexel	Plum Grove Hills
Dummy Crossing	Plum Grove Woods
Dunhurst	Plum
Dunton	Poplar Creek
Dupont	Posen Junction
	Pottawattamie Hills
East Chicago Heights	Prairie Ridge
East Northfield	Prospect Meadows
East Orland	Prospect Park
Eastwood	Provincetown
Edison Park	Provisio
Eggers	Proviso
Eggleston	Pullman Junction
El Morro	Purington
El Villa
El Vista	Regent Park
Elsdon Junction	Reseda
Elsmere	Rexford
Englewood Heights	Rhodes
Estate Lane	Richland
Euclid Lake	Richton Hills
Expo Park	Richton
	Richville
Fairview Gardens	Ridgeville
Fairview	Ridgewood
Fairway Trace	Ringgold
Feehansville	River Branch Junction
Feehanville	River Forest Junction
Fernwood	River Junction
Fieldcrest	River Park
Flag Creek	Roberts Park
Fordham	Rock Island Junction
Forest Glen	Rose Hill
Forest Heights	Rose Lawn
Forest Hills
Forest Home	Sag
Forest View Hills	Saint Paul Junction
Fort Dearborn	Sainte Marie
Fort Wayne Junction	Sandpebble Walk
Fremont Junction	Sandra Heights
Frenchman's Cove	Scarsdale
	Schaumberg
Gardner's Place	Schaumburg Center
Garfield Park	Schaumburg Green
Givins	Schorsch Forest View
Gladstone Commons	Seeger
Gladstone Park	Seester
Glen Ridge	Shadetree
Glenayre Gardens	Shaumburgh
Glenayre	Sheffield Park
Glenshire	Sherman
Glenview Countryside	Sherwood
Glenview Terrace	Shooting Park
Glenview Woodlands	Shorewood Village
Golden Highridge	Skunk Valley
Golf Park Terrace	Sobieski
Goselville	Solvay
Grand Trunk Crossing	South Bridgeview
Grandview Park	South Englewood Junction
Green Meadows	South Mount Forest
Greenbrier	South Northfield
The Greens	South Oak Park
Gresham	South Park
Gross Park	South Ridgeland
Grossdale	South Stickney
	South
Hamilton Park	Southgate
Hammond Junction	State Line
Hammond's	Stonebridge
Hampton Court	Strathmore Grove
Hanover Highlands	Summit - Argo
Hanover Square	Sunset Hills
Harmony Village	Surrey Ridge
Harvey Junction	Sylvan Hill
Hasbrook
Havelock	Taft
Hawthorn	Tamarac
Hawthorne	Tanglewood
Hayes	Thatcher's Park
Hayford	Thompson's
Haymarket	Thorn Grove
Hazelcrest Highlands	Thornton Station
Healy	Tiedtville
Hidden Cove	Tierra Grande
Hidden Creek	Timbercrest
High Point	Timberlake Village
High Ridge	Tinley Terrace
Highlawn	Tracy
Hillcrest	Triezenbers
Hilldale Villages	Triumvera
Hillside - Berkeley	Twin Oaks
Hollendale
Hollydale	Valley Lo
Hollywood Ridge	Valley
Hollywood	Versailles-on-the-Lake
Homerican Villas	Viaduct Junction
Homewood Shores	Vienna Woods
Homewood Terrace	Villa Verde
Huntington Commons	Villa West
Huntington Park	Villas Salceda
Hyman
	Walden
Indian Hills	Warren Park
International Village	Wauksaik
Ivanhoe	Waycinden Park
Ivy Hill	Weathersfield
	Weber
Jackson Park	Weldon
Jefferson	Wentworth
Johnstone	West Glenview
Judd	West Lyons
	West Northfield
Kedzie Grace	Westdale Gardens
Kedzie	Westdale
Keepatau	Westhaven
Kenilwicke	Whitehall
Kensington Junction	Wicker Park
Key West	Wickliffe
Kimberly Heights	Wildwood
Kirwin	Willards
Knollcrest	Willow's East
Kolze	Winston Park Northwest
	Winston Park South
La Fontaine	Winston Park
La Grange Highlands	Wireton
Laguna Woods	Woodborough
Lake Briarwood	Woodland Heights
Lake Lynwood	Woodruff
Lake of the Winds
Lake Park Forest	Yard Center

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Erwin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.