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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Effner had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Effner, with the one closest to Effner listed first.

  • Effner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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  • Sheldon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sheldon is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
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  • Raub
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Raub is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
  • Kentland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Iroquois
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Eastburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eastburn is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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  • Earl Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Earl Park is located in Benton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Donovan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Donovan is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donovan <2>
  • Brook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Watseka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Watseka is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
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  • Stockland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gravel Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Beaver City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver City is located in Newton County
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  • Goodland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Morocco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Milford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Milford is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
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  • Foresman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Foresman is located in Newton County
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  • Dunnington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dunnington is located in Benton County
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  • Wadena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wadena is located in Benton County
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  • Beaverville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Schwer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Schwer is located in Iroquois County (IL)
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  • Fowler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lochiel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lochiel is located in Benton County
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  • Papineau
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Effner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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