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(Redirected from Effner, Indiana) Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Effner, Illinois
Unincorporated community
The defunct railway stationThe defunct railway station
Effner is located in IllinoisEffnerEffnerShow map of IllinoisEffner is located in the United StatesEffnerEffnerShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 40°46′14″N 87°31′31″W / 40.77056°N 87.52528°W / 40.77056; -87.52528
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyIroquois
TownshipSheldon
Elevation679 ft (207 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code60966
Area code815
FIPS code18-20566
GNIS feature ID447634

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

History

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

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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
Municipalities and communities of Iroquois County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Watseka
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Municipalities and communities of Newton County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Kentland
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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