Towns & cities
Elgin
city in Cook and Kane counties in the northern part of the U.S. state of Illinois
United States · 42.0373, -88.2812
Elgin is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
1 place inside Elgin has a page of its own: listed below. Everything shot at it is already named above, recorded against Elgin as well.
“Production also took place at Sherman Hospital in Elgin and Central Elementary School in Wilmette, and also in Downtown Western Springs, where the grocery store scene was filmed.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Elgin as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
Filming locations inside Elgin
1 place inside Elgin, with a page of its own. Every production shot at it is already listed above, because Wikidata records it against Elgin too.
Named here by Elgin’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Elgin, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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Contagion 2011
“A scene in the suspense/thriller film Contagion (2011) was filmed in Elgin's Sherman Hospital.” Wikipedia
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“A scene in the film A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) was shot in Elgin's Bluff City Cemetery.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Sherman Hospital
United States·5 km north-west
hospital in Elgin, Illinois, United States
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Towns & cities
West Dundee
United States·6 km north
human settlement in Kane County, Illinois, United States of America
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Towns & cities
Streamwood
United States·9 km east
village in United States of America
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Towns & cities
Barrington Hills
United States·13 km north-east
village in Illinois, United States
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Streets & squares
Lake Street
United States·13 km south-east
street in Chicago, Illinois and west suburbs
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Towns & cities
St. Charles
United States·13 km south
Chicago suburb in Kane and DuPage counties of Illinois, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Elgin?
3 productions are recorded as filmed in Elgin, including Contagion (2011), A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) and Dennis the Menace (1993). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Elgin?
Contagion (2011), covered by 52 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Elgin?
Elgin is in the United States. Its coordinates are 42.0373, -88.2812.
What other filming locations are near Elgin?
Sherman Hospital (5 km north-west), West Dundee (6 km north), Streamwood (9 km east), Barrington Hills (13 km north-east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 4.0.