Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Elgin.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Elgin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elgin and the surrounding area.

Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County

Communities Also Named Elgin ...

We found 38 communities that are also named Elgin.

There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Elgin.

Beyond Missouri, we know of 37 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 32 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.

Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Shelby County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Elgin [Shelby County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Elgin, Lauderdale County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Elgin [Lauderdale County].
  - Elgin, Tuscaloosa County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Elgin [Tuscaloosa County].
- Arizona
  - Elgin, Pima County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Elgin [Pima County].
  - Elgin, Santa Cruz County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Elgin [Santa Cruz County].
- Arkansas
  - Elgin, 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
  - Elgin, Butts County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Elgin [Butts County].
- Idaho
  - Elgin, Bingham County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Elgin [Bingham County].
- Illinois
  - Elgin, Kane County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Elgin [Kane County].
- Iowa
  - Elgin, Fayette County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Elgin [Fayette County].
- Kansas
  - Elgin, Chautauqua County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Elgin [Chautauqua County].
  - Elgin, Sedgwick County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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.
- Michigan
  - Elgin, Ottawa County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Elgin [Ottawa County].
- Minnesota
  - Elgin, Wabasha County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Elgin [Wabasha County].
- Montana
  - Elgin, Carter County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Elgin [Carter County].
- Nebraska
  - Elgin, Antelope County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Elgin [Antelope County].
- Nevada
  - Elgin, 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
  - Elgin, Cattaraugus County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Elgin [Cattaraugus County].
- North Dakota
  - Elgin, 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
  - Elgin, Van Wert County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Elgin [Van Wert County].
- Oklahoma
  - Elgin, Comanche County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Elgin [Comanche County].
  - Elgin, Garfield County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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
  - Elgin, Union County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Elgin [Union County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Elgin, 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
  - Elgin, Kershaw County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Elgin [Kershaw County].
  - Elgin, Lancaster County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Elgin [Lancaster County].
- Tennessee
  - Elgin, Scott County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Elgin [Scott County].
- Texas
  - Elgin, Bastrop County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Elgin [Bastrop County].
- Utah
  - Elgin, Emery County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Elgin [Emery County].
  - Elgin, Grand County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Elgin [Grand County].
- Virginia
  - Elgin, Shenandoah County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Elgin [Shenandoah County].
- Washington
  - Elgin, Pierce County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Elgin [Pierce County].

Footnotes ...

<1>

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.