Effner, Illinois

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Effner, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°46′14″N87°31′31″W / 40.77056°N 87.52528°W / 40.77056; -87.52528
Country United States
State Illinois
County Iroquois
Township Sheldon
Elevation
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679 ft (207 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
60966
Area code 815
FIPS code 18-20566 [2]
GNIS feature ID447634 [1]

Effner is an unincorporated community on the border of the U.S. states of Illinois and Indiana. It lies principally in Iroquois County, Illinois [3] and partially in Newton County, Indiana. [1]

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History

Effner was founded ca. 1860 [4] and originally known as Haxby. A post office was established at Effner in 1899, but closed shortly thereafter in 1901. [5]

Geography

Effner is located along US Routes 52 and 24 just east of the town of Sheldon. Most of Effner lies along the eastern edge of Sheldon Township in Iroquois County, Illinois; the local grain elevators and the defunct railway station are across the border in Jefferson Township in Newton County, Indiana. A line of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway connecting Sheldon and Kentland passes through town just south of the highway.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Effner, Illinois
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Effner, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  122. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...this village was established about 1860.
  5. ↑ "Newton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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