Do you know of Elgin ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Elgin. 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.<1>
Our sources for Elgin (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Elgin other than they indicate that Elgin would be found somewhere in Ottawa County, Michigan.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1886 and closed in 1902.
Communities Also Named Elgin ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Elgin.
Within Michigan, the name Elgin is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 32 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Elgin [Lauderdale County].
- Tuscaloosa 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 Elgin [Tuscaloosa County].
- Arizona
- Pima 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 Arizona community of Elgin [Pima County].
- Santa Cruz County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Elgin [Santa Cruz County].
- Arkansas
- Jackson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Elgin [Jackson County].
- British Columbia
- Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Elgin.
- Georgia
- Butts County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Elgin [Butts County].
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kane County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Elgin [Kane County].
- Iowa
- Fayette County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Elgin [Fayette County].
- Kansas
- Chautauqua County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Elgin [Chautauqua County].
- Sedgwick 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 Kansas community of Elgin [Sedgwick County].
- Manitoba
- Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Elgin.
- Minnesota
- Wabasha County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Elgin [Wabasha County].
- Missouri
- Montana
- Carter County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Elgin [Carter County].
- Nebraska
- Antelope County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Elgin [Antelope County].
- Nevada
- Lincoln County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Elgin [Lincoln County].
- New Brunswick
- Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Elgin.
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Elgin [Cattaraugus County].
- North Dakota
- Grant County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Elgin [Grant County].
- Nova Scotia
- Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Elgin.
- Ohio
- Van Wert County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Elgin [Van Wert County].
- Oklahoma
- Comanche County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Elgin [Comanche County].
- Garfield 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 Elgin [Garfield County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Elgin.
- Oregon
- Union County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Elgin [Union County].
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Elgin [Erie County].
- Quebec
- Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Elgin.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Scott County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Elgin [Scott County].
- Texas
- Bastrop County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Elgin [Bastrop County].
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Elgin ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Elgin:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Elgin - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County.
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Elgin 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. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |