Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Effingham (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Effingham. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Effingham is located in Atchison County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Atchison County: Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Buchanan (MO) & Platte (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Effingham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Effingham:
- Atchison County (The home county of Effingham)
- The following are listed by 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
- 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
- Cummings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- 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
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Atchison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Potter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Port Williams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Oak Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Effingham, with the one closest to Effingham listed first.
- Everest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Horton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Mercier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mercier is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
- Baker ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Robinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Robinson is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Powhattan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Hiawatha
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Padonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Padonia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padonia
- Hamlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Hamlin has also been known as:
- Hamilton
- Sun Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Springs is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Springs
- Doniphan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Effingham, with the one closest to Effingham listed first.
- Purcell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Purcell is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Denton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leona
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leona is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Doniphan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Severance
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Severance is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Bendena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Brenner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Moray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moray is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
- Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fanning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fanning is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Effingham, with the one closest to Effingham listed first.
- Larkinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
- 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
- Denison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Netawaka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Netawaka is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netawaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Holton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mayetta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Circleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hoyt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Soldier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Effingham, with the one closest to Effingham listed first.
- Nortonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Half Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Half Mound is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Mound
- Boyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- 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 <1>
- 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)
- Lake Shore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Ozawkie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Indian Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Oskaloosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hilldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hilldale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Effingham, with the one closest to Effingham listed first.
- Easton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Lowemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Kickapoo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Jarbalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Leavenworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nemaha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Effingham, with the one closest to Effingham listed first.
- Wetmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Granada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Granada is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Granada has also been known as:
- Pleasant Point
- Pleasant Spring
- Capioma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Capioma is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capioma
- Woodlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Goff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Goff is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Buchanan County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Effingham, with the one closest to Effingham listed first.
- Lewis and Clark Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Rushville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- De Kalb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Effingham, with the one closest to Effingham listed first.
- Sugar Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Iatan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Iatan is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stillings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Effingham, see our County-by-County Page for Effingham.
Cemeteries Near Effingham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Effingham.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Effingham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Effingham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Effingham, with the one closest to Effingham listed first.
- St. Anns Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Effingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Monrovia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Neill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Earnst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pardee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Huron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Wills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muscotah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
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.
These 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
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Effingham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Effingham.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Effingham ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 159 newspapers that have been published in the area around Effingham.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Effingham. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Effingham and those printed in the larger area surrounding Effingham.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Effingham.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Effingham:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Atchison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Doniphan County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Leavenworth County
- Nemaha County
- Buchanan County
- Platte County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Effingham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |