Welcome to Effner ...

Effner is located in Newton County<1>.

The location of Effner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Effner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Effner is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Effner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Effner (for example, toward Ambia), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Effner is within the (219) area code.

Communities Also Named Effner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Effner - it's located in Illinois.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Effner.

Communities near Effner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Effner.

• Watseka
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watseka
  • Watseka is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watseka <4>
• Fowler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <4>
• Kentland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
  • Kentland is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <4>
• Milford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Remington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
• Morocco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morocco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
  • Morocco is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morocco <4>
• Goodland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
  • Goodland is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodland <4>
• Brook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook
  • Brook is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brook <4>
• Boswell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Boswell is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <4>
• Crescent City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
  • Crescent City is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <4>

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 Effner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Effner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Effner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Effner.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Effner. See our Newspapers Page for Effner.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Effner ...

Looking for more information about Effner? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Effner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Effner.

Adding Effner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Effner 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 Effner was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Effner in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Effner post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Effner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Effner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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