Welcome to Effa ...
So far, we found very little information about Effa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Effa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Effa, please Contact Us.
Effa would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.
The location of Effa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Effa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Effa is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Effa was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Effa would have been located in the (479) area code.
Communities near Effa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Effa.
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Barling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
- Barling is located in Sebastian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <5>
- Booneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Booneville is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <5>
- Ozark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Ozark is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <5>
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
- Lavaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <5>
- Mulberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <5>
- Kibler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Dyer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Dyer is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <5>
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 Effa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Effa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Effa. 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 Effa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Effa. See our Newspapers Page for Effa.
Adding Effa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Effa in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Effa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Effa post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Effa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Effa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Effa - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |