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>
While we didn't find Effingham in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Effingham. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Effingham listed first.
- Whitten
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whitten is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Evona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evona is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Matkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Matkins is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matkins
- New Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Gentryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gentryville is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- McFall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McFall is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Darlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- McCurry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McCurry is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurry
- Ellenorah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ellenorah is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenorah
- Lone Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Voyage ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Voyage is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyage
- Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Pattonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Denver is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Bethany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stanberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairport is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Santa Rosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Island City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Civil Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Civil Bend is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend
- Gardner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Washington Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Washington Center is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Center
- Alanthus Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alanthus Grove is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Grove
- King City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Blue Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Brooklyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
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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