When the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company built through the area in 1854, the stop at this site was named Blackberry Station after the Township.

[7] The village was originally named Blackberry Station, but was changed at the request of the railroad.

In January 2006, Metra began to provide passenger rail service from Elburn to Chicago on the Union Pacific West Line.

[9] Elburn's first large grocery store, a Jewel-Osco, was met in 2007 with both excitement and apprehension over its possible effects on local businesses.

As of the 2000 United States Census,[5] there were 2,756 people, 1,038 households, and 752 families residing in the village.

Neighboring cities include Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles (referred to, as a group, as the Tri-Cities).

Aurora, Elgin and DeKalb (home of Northern Illinois University) are other close-by places as well.