Welcome to Elgin ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elgin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

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

Elgin is within the boundaries of the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Elgin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Elgin: This one is located in Sullivan County and the other is located in Shelby County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 39 communities that are also named Elgin - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, 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.

Adding Elgin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elgin in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<2>

From that list, the Elgin post office opened in 1880.

We also found Elgin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/