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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Effingham County is located in the south central part of the U.S. state Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,668. Its county seat and largest city is Effingham.
Some other cities in Effingham County, Illinois include Altamont, Teutopolis (T-Town), Beecher City, Montrose, Dieterich, Shumway, Watson, Mason, Edgewood, Heartville, and Funkhouser. Effingham County comprises the Effingham, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
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Effingham County was formed in 1831 out of Fayette and Crawford counties. It may have been named after Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham, who resigned his commission as general in the British army in 1775, refusing to serve in the war against the Colonies. The name is Anglo-Saxon for "Effa's house". New information suggests that the county was named after a surveyor who surveyed the area whose last name was Effingham. There is no written proof that the county was named after Lord Effingham.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1831 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1833 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1833 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1833 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1877 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 1,675
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| 1850 | 3,799
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| 1860 | 7,816
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| 1870 | 15,653
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| 1880 | 18,920
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| 1890 | 19,358
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| 1900 | 20,465
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| 1910 | 20,055
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| 1920 | 19,556
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| 1930 | 19,013
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| 1940 | 22,034
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| 1950 | 21,675
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| 1960 | 23,107
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| 1970 | 24,608
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| 1980 | 30,944
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| 1990 | 31,704
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Effingham County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- Outstanding guide to Effingham County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- Effingham County, Illinois Government
- Effingham County ILGenWeb
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