Welcome to Funkhouser ...

Funkhouser is located in Effingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Funkhouser, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Funkhouser is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Funkhouser (for example, toward Merom (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Funkhouser ...

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

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

Communities near Funkhouser ...

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

• Effingham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
  • Effingham is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <3>
• Altamont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <3>
• Teutopolis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teutopolis
  • Teutopolis is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teutopolis <3>
• Neoga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neoga have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
  • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <3>
• Saint Elmo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Saint Elmo is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Elmo <3>
• Brownstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
  • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <3>
• Watson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Watson is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <3>
• Stewardson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewardson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardson
  • Stewardson is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewardson <3>
• Dieterich
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieterich
  • Dieterich is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dieterich <3>
• Cowden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
  • Cowden is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowden <3>

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Funkhouser. 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 Funkhouser.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Funkhouser ...

Looking for more information about Funkhouser? 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 Funkhouser, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Funkhouser.

Adding Funkhouser to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Funkhouser 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 Funkhouser was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Funkhouser post office opened in 1869.

We also found Funkhouser on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Funkhouser.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Effingham County: www.co.effingham.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov