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Welcome to Effie ...

Effie is located in Tallahatchie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Effie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Effie is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Effie: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Effie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Effie - they are located in Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Effie ...

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

  • Tutwiler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Charleston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lambert
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lambert is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Crowder
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Crowder is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Oakland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Webb
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Sumner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Glendora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tillatoba
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
  • Leverett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Effie ...

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

Adding Effie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Effie 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 (so far) for Effie was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Effie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Tallahatchie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Effie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Effie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Effie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.