We found 39 communities that share the name Elgin.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Elgin.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 38 communities, seven are located in Canada and 33 are in the United States.
This Elgin is located in Lauderdale County and lies 1,486 miles [2,391.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Elgin.
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
This Elgin is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,707 miles [4,356.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Elgin.
Arkansas
Jackson County
This Elgin is located in Jackson County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Elgin.
British Columbia
This Elgin lies 2,755 miles [4,433.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
Georgia
Butts County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Elgin [Butts County].
Idaho
Bingham 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 Idaho community of Elgin [Bingham County].
Illinois
Kane County
This Elgin is located in Kane County and lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Elgin.
Iowa
Fayette County
This Elgin is located in Fayette County and lies 1,436 miles [2,311 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Elgin.
Kansas
Chautauqua County
This Elgin is located in Chautauqua County and lies 1,824 miles [2,935.4 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Elgin.
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
This Elgin lies 1,759 miles [2,830.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
Michigan
Ottawa 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 Elgin [Ottawa County].
Minnesota
Wabasha County
This Elgin is located in Wabasha County and lies 1,444 miles [2,323.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabasha County community of Elgin.
Missouri
Shelby County
This Elgin is located in Shelby County and lies 1,526 miles [2,455.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Elgin.
Sullivan County
Although located in Sullivan County, we don't know the location within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Elgin.
Montana
Carter County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Elgin [Carter County].
Nebraska
Antelope County
This Elgin is located in Antelope County and lies 1,769 miles [2,846.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antelope County community of Elgin.
Nevada
Lincoln County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Elgin [Lincoln County].
New Brunswick
This Elgin lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
New York
Cattaraugus County
This Elgin is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Elgin.
North Dakota
Grant County
This Elgin is located in Grant County and lies 1,863 miles [2,998.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Elgin.
Ohio
Van Wert County
This Elgin is located in Van Wert County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Wert County community of Elgin.
Oklahoma
Comanche County
This Elgin is located in Comanche County and lies 2,000 miles [3,218.7 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Elgin.
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
This Elgin lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the west.
Oregon
Union County
This Elgin is located in Union County and lies 2,619 miles [4,214.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Elgin.
Pennsylvania
Erie County
This Elgin is located in Erie County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Elgin.
Quebec
This Elgin lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the west.
South Carolina
Kershaw County
This Elgin is located in Kershaw County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Elgin.
Lancaster County
This Elgin is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Elgin.
Tennessee
Scott County
This Elgin is located in Scott County and lies 1,300 miles [2,092.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Elgin.
Texas
Bastrop County
This Elgin is located in Bastrop County and lies 2,135 miles [3,435.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bastrop County community of Elgin.
Utah
Emery County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Emery County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emery County community of Elgin.
Grand County
This Elgin is located in Grand County and lies 2,432 miles [3,913.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand County community of Elgin.
Virginia
Shenandoah 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 Virginia community of Elgin [Shenandoah County].
Washington
Pierce 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 Washington community of Elgin [Pierce County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elgin ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Centredale (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centredale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elgin to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elgin and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Elgin to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,743 miles [9,242.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,619 miles [5,824.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elgin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elgin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4233, Longitude: -62.6706
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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 . 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>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elgin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Elgin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.275 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.746 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.817 degrees.