Headnote
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, situated toward the southeasterly part of Illinois. Area, 486 square miles. Soil of middling quality. Seat of justice, Ewington. Pop in 1840, 1,675; in 1850, 3,799. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Effingham County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, situated toward the southeasterly part of Illinois. Area, 486 square miles. Soil of middling quality. Seat of justice, Ewington. Pop in 1840, 1,675; in 1850, 3,799.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 114.
Name Type
Effingham, IL City or Town
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