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 204 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Effingham, with the one closest to Effingham listed first.
- Howe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Howe is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Coward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Friendfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claussen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Claussen is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussen
- Ebenezer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scranton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hyman is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mars Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timmonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blossom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blossom is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Hannah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Syracuse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bostick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bostick is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Tabernacle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Laughlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Seloc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seloc is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seloc
- Cades
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lamar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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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