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Communities Also Named Elgin ...

We found 38 communities that share the name Elgin.

Within Quebec, the name Elgin is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 38 communities, six are located in Canada and 33 are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Elgin is located in Lauderdale County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the 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 2,146 miles [3,453.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • 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 1,096 miles [1,763.8 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 2,262 miles [3,640.3 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 730 miles [1,174.8 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 872 miles [1,403.3 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 1,267 miles [2,039 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • 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 1,249 miles [2,010.1 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 884 miles [1,422.7 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 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • 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 1,206 miles [1,940.9 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 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the east.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Elgin is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • 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 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Elgin.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Elgin lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the east.
    • Ohio
      • Van Wert County
      • This Elgin is located in Van Wert County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • 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 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • 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 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
    • Oregon
      • Union County
      • This Elgin is located in Union County and lies 2,094 miles [3,370 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 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Elgin.
    • South Carolina
      • Kershaw County
      • This Elgin is located in Kershaw County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the south 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 791 miles [1,273 km] to the south 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 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the 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 1,609 miles [2,589.4 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 1,871 miles [3,011.1 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.

  • Beaver Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Crossing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
  • Clyde Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Corners
  • Constable
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kelvingrove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelvingrove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvingrove
  • Lee's Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Corner
  • Maplemore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplemore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplemore
  • Powerscourt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powerscourt came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerscourt
  • Sun
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Sun is located in Franklin County (NY)
  • Trout River
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)

How Far From Elgin to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Elgin to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,531 miles [8,901.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,131 miles [6,648.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 45.0167, Longitude: -74.2667    
<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 . 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'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>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.
<8>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.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.568 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.803 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.745 degrees.




 

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