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 Effingham had a population of 361 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Effingham had a population of 518 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Effingham, with the one closest to Effingham listed first.
- Monrovia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Muscotah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Muscotah is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Arrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Arrington has also been known as:
- Arrington Mineral Springs
- Arrington Springs
- Nortonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cummings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shannon is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Huron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Hawthorne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hawthorne is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Parnell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Parnell is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Kennekuk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kennekuk is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennekuk
- Everest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Purcell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Purcell is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Valley Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Valley Falls has also been known as:
- Sautrelle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <2>
- Boyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Horton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whiting
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whiting is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Atchison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Denison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Potter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Winthrop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
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 Effingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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