Welcome to Elgin ...
So far, we found very little information about Elgin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elgin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elgin, please Contact Us.
Elgin would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Elgin, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elgin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Elgin is 3,400 feet [1,036 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Elgin is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Elgin was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Elgin once stood is in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Elgin ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, 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.
Communities near Elgin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elgin.
- Caliente
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caliente
- Caliente is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caliente <5>
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Carp ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp
- Carp is located in Lincoln County
- Former name for Carp:
- Cliffdale
- Islen ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Barclay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Barclay is located in Lincoln County
- Joseco ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Angle City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angle City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle City
- Angle City is located in Lincoln County
- Yoacham ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Acoma ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Motoqua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Elgin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elgin.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elgin. See our Newspapers Page for Elgin.
Adding Elgin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elgin in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections 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.<7>
From that list, the Elgin post office opened in 1913.
We also found Elgin mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elgin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elgin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |