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Welcome to Effie ...

Effie is located in Wayne County<1>.


The location of Effie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Effie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Effie is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Effie lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Effie, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Effie: (304) and (681)<4>

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, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

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.

  • Louisa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
    • Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <5>
  • Wayne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <5>
  • Fort Gay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Inez
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Inez is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <5>
  • Kermit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Warfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
    • Warfield is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <5>
  • Blaine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <5>
  • Mineral Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Maynard ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maynard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
  • Walbridge ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
    • Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)

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 for Effie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Effie post office opened in 1888.

We also found Effie in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Effie.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Effie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Effie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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