Towns and Place Names in Effingham County, 1831-2006 - presented by Illinois Genealogy Trails

Effingham County
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Towns and Place Names in Effingham County
1831-2006

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TOWN

ESTABLISHED

DISBANDED

ALSO KNOWN AS

NOW KNOWN AS

ALTAMONT
39°03'43"N   88°44'53"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. Dec. 8, 1870

Mountville

RFD Altamont

BANNER **

Perry - taken from Summit Twp 1874

Banner Twp.

BARLOW

before 1896

March 12, 1905

Holland

Lay on Shelby/Eff. Co. Line

BEECHER CITY
39°11'17"N   88°47'12"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. Aug 6, 1872

RFD Beecher City

BENTON

P.O. Feb 11, 1837

Freemanton March 12, 1840

Dexter July 7, 1876

BETHLEHEM

See 1899 Atlas 33,51 Est. ca. 1865

Non existent

Bethlehem Area

BISHOP **

Bishop Twp.

BISHOP POINT

See B&S 629

Non existent

Bishop Area

BLUE POINT
39°07'10"N   88°42'36"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. Dec 30, 1874

August 31, 1906

RFD Altamont

BOB DOAN

Located in Moccasin Twp.

Moccasin Twp. Area

BOO HOO

Est. ca. 1863

B&O Railroad 1865

Moved to Village of Moccasin

Moccasin Twp. Area

BRISTOL (historical)   38°56'18"N   88°38'°08"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. 1851

January 25, 1905

Known as Limestone Creek area

Now part of Mason

BROCKETT

P.O. Jan 23, 1889

Nov 21, 1888

Brocketts

In Union Twp

BROCKETTS

P.O. June 24, 1841

Oct 24, 1843

Brockett

In Union Twp

BROOMSBURG

P.O. Feb 5, 1855

Nov 22, 1858

Non existent

In Union Twp

BROUGHTON

Non existent

Now part of city of Effingham

BULL FLAT

See 1883 Effingham History page 148

Non existent

CLIO

P.O. Oct 6, 1892

Mason

RFD Mason

CORNTON

Was in Cumberland Co 1853 -Eff. Co. 1863

August 18, 1863

Non existent

DEXTER
39°04'51"N   88°41'0'0"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. July 31, 1876

April 30, 1926

Benton, Freemanton, X Roads

Dexter

DIETERICH
39°03'43"N   88°22'4'7"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. March 28, 1881

Part of Graceville/Dieterichsburg

RFD Dieterich

DIETERICHSBURG

Est. Ca. 1881

28 April 1893

Graceville/Dieterichsburg

Town of Dieterich

DOUGLAS **

Douglas Twp.

EAST MEADOWS
39°03'42"N   88°44'1'8"W
added 5/20/07

EBERLE
38°56'33"N   88°27'25"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. Dec 8, 1870

September 15, 1909

RFD Dieterich

EDGEWOOD
38°55'14"N   88°39'41"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. March 23, 1858

RFD Edgewood

EFFINGHAM
39°07'12"N   88°32'36"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. March 2, 1856

Broughton & Wehunka

RFD Effingham

ELLIOTTSTOWN
39°00'04"N   88°27'10"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. Oct 16, 1855 Est. 1854

August 31, 1906

RFD Dieterich

EVARSHAM

On map but not in 1883 History

Evers

Dieterich Area

EVERS
39°05'5'3"N   88°27'12"W
added 5/20/07

Illinois Central Railroad

Eversham

Dieterich Area

EVERSHAM

On map but not in 1883 History

Evarsham

Dieterich Area

EWINGTON
39°06'06"N   88°35'5'0"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. Jan 23, 1832

June 6, 1866

Non existent

RFD Effingham

FLEEMSBURG

P.O. July 25, 1861

Nov 3, 1863

Flemingsburg-Flemsburg

Located in Union Twp.

FLEMINGSBURG (historical)
38°56'08"N   88°32'24"W
added 5/20/07

Shown on 1876 Atlas

Fleemsburg-Flemsburg

Located in Union Twp.

FLEMSBURG MILL

Est. ca. 1851

Fleemsburg-Flemsburg

Located in Union Twp.

FLEMSBURGH

P.O. July 25, 1861

Nov 3, 1863

Fleemsburg-Flemingsburg

Located in Union Twp.

FLENSBURG

Also known Fleemsburg

Located in Union Twp.

FRANKLIN

See Tax list 1870 Est. 1854

School torn down 1980

West part of Watson Twp.

FREEMANTON
(historical)
39°04'33"N   88°40'50"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. March 12, 1840

July 28, 1843

Benton

Dexter July 7, 1876

FUNKHOUSER
39°05'3'9"N   88°3'7°16"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. Dec 9, 1869

Oct 8, 1872-

RFD Effingham

GILMORE
38°59'15"N   88°43'03"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. Jan 2, 1872

April 1, 1905

Welton

RFD Mason

GRACEVILLE

Est. 1881

28 April 1893

North part of Dieterich

Now part of Dieterich

GRANDVILLE

Located In Jackson Twp.

GREEN CREEK
39°12'10"N   88°31'2'4"W
added 5/20/07

Est. 1860

St. Mary's Catholic Church area

North of Effingham

HEADYVILLE

Located in Jasper County

RFD Dieterich

HEARTVILLE
39°03'02"N   88°32'36"W
added 5/20/07

HILL
38°55'49"N   88°31'16"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. Aug 5, 1878

August 15, 1905

Located in Union Twp

RFD Mason

HOLLAND
39°12'57"N   88°44'56"W
added 5/20/07

Shelby Co. 1861 Eff. Co. 1874

October 31, 1922

Formerly Barlow

RFD Beecher City

INWOOD

P.O. 10 Jan 1891

Oct 7, 1892

Non existent

IONE

P.O. March 31 , 1852

Changed to Mason Aug 5, 1857

RFD Mason

JACKSON **

Jackson Twp.

KEPTOWN
39°04'44"N   88°40'11"W
added 5/20/07

Located In Jackson Twp.

RFD Altamont

LAZY NECK

Trapp Prairie

LIBERTY **

Liberty Twp.

LIMESTONE CREEK

See B&S 623-26

LUCAS **

Lucas Twp.

MASON *
38°57'11"N   88°3'7'25"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. Aug 5, 1857

Ione-Clio

RFD Mason /Mason Twp

MOCASIN

P.O. Nov 17, 1862

Changed to Moccasin 1865

MOCCASIN *
39°08°50"N   88°45'28"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. 1865

April 14, 1905

Changed from Mocasin

RFD Altamont/Moccasin Twp

MONTROSE
39°09'55"N   88°22'45"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. Sept 12, 1870

RFD Gila & Woodberry

MONTVILLE/Mountville

See B&S 642

ca. 1871

Moved to Altamont

Mound Twp Area

MOUND **

Mound Twp

NELSON HILL

P.O. March 30, 1855

March 14, 1859

Non existent

NEW HORD

RFD Mason

OSKER

P.O. June 30, 1892

March 31, 1903

PERRY **

Banner

Banner Twp.

ST. FRANCIS **

St. Francis Twp

SALT CREEK

P.O. Jan 13, 1858

Changed to Watson 1868

SHELL

Non existent

RFD Effingham IC

SHUMWAY
39°11'06"N   88°39'08"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. April 7, 1879

Changed from Tolerance

RFD Shumway

SOUTHMORE HEIGHTS
39°02'50"N   88°44'59"W
added 5/20/07

SPITLER

P.O. Sept 30, 1870

Oct 14, 1870

Named for Adam Spitler

SUMMIT **

Banner form from in 1874

Summit Twp.

TA-HA-NAH

Est. 1857

January 30, 1905

West of Effingham

TAILHOLD

Known as Winterrowd

TEUTOPOLIS *
39°07'59"N   88°28'19"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. July 8, 1842

Formerly Green Creek

RFD serves Island Grove.

THE PATCH

See B&S 631

Non existent

TOLERANCE

P.O. April 16, 1872

Changed to Shumway 1879

RFD Shumway

TRAPP PRAIRIE

See B&S 631

Also Lazy Neck

TUCKERTOWN

Est. ca. 1889

In Larimer home in 1891

Located in Jackson Twp.

UNION **

Union Twp

VENI

P.O. Oct 3, 1861

July 31, 1891

Non existent

RFD Dieterich

WATSON *
39°01'31"N   88°34'11"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. Oct 7, 1868

Changed from Salt Creek

RFD Watson/Watson Twp.

WEBB'S MILL

P.O. July 11, 1867

Sept 21, 1868

Named for F.M. Webb

WEHUNKA

Effingham 1883 History Book 152

Non existent

Now Effingham

WELTON

P.O. Sept 16, 1879

June 29, 1918

Gilmore

Now Gilmore

WEST **

West Twp.

WINTERROWD
38°56'27"N   88°22'30"W
added 5/20/07

P.O. July 27, 1870

April 14, 1905

Tailhold

RFD Dieterich

WOLF CREEK

See B&S 620-22

Non existent

X ROADS.

See B&S 638-42

Now Dexter

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TOWN	ESTABLISHED	DISBANDED	ALSO KNOWN AS	NOW KNOWN AS
ALTAMONT 39°03'43"N 88°44'53"W added 5/20/07	P.O. Dec. 8, 1870		Mountville	RFD Altamont
BANNER **			Perry - taken from Summit Twp 1874	Banner Twp.
BARLOW	before 1896	March 12, 1905	Holland	Lay on Shelby/Eff. Co. Line
BEECHER CITY 39°11'17"N 88°47'12"W added 5/20/07	P.O. Aug 6, 1872			RFD Beecher City
BENTON	P.O. Feb 11, 1837		Freemanton March 12, 1840	Dexter July 7, 1876
BETHLEHEM	See 1899 Atlas 33,51 Est. ca. 1865		Non existent	Bethlehem Area
BISHOP **				Bishop Twp.
BISHOP POINT	See B&S 629		Non existent	Bishop Area
BLUE POINT 39°07'10"N 88°42'36"W added 5/20/07	P.O. Dec 30, 1874	August 31, 1906		RFD Altamont
BOB DOAN			Located in Moccasin Twp.	Moccasin Twp. Area
BOO HOO	Est. ca. 1863	B&O Railroad 1865	Moved to Village of Moccasin	Moccasin Twp. Area
BRISTOL (historical) 38°56'18"N 88°38'°08"W added 5/20/07	P.O. 1851	January 25, 1905	Known as Limestone Creek area	Now part of Mason
BROCKETT	P.O. Jan 23, 1889	Nov 21, 1888	Brocketts	In Union Twp
BROCKETTS	P.O. June 24, 1841	Oct 24, 1843	Brockett	In Union Twp
BROOMSBURG	P.O. Feb 5, 1855	Nov 22, 1858	Non existent	In Union Twp
BROUGHTON			Non existent	Now part of city of Effingham
BULL FLAT	See 1883 Effingham History page 148		Non existent
CLIO	P.O. Oct 6, 1892		Mason	RFD Mason
CORNTON	Was in Cumberland Co 1853 -Eff. Co. 1863	August 18, 1863	Non existent
DEXTER 39°04'51"N 88°41'0'0"W added 5/20/07	P.O. July 31, 1876	April 30, 1926	Benton, Freemanton, X Roads	Dexter
DIETERICH 39°03'43"N 88°22'4'7"W added 5/20/07	P.O. March 28, 1881		Part of Graceville/Dieterichsburg	RFD Dieterich
DIETERICHSBURG	Est. Ca. 1881	28 April 1893	Graceville/Dieterichsburg	Town of Dieterich
DOUGLAS **				Douglas Twp.
EAST MEADOWS 39°03'42"N 88°44'1'8"W added 5/20/07
EBERLE 38°56'33"N 88°27'25"W added 5/20/07	P.O. Dec 8, 1870	September 15, 1909		RFD Dieterich
EDGEWOOD 38°55'14"N 88°39'41"W added 5/20/07	P.O. March 23, 1858			RFD Edgewood
EFFINGHAM 39°07'12"N 88°32'36"W added 5/20/07	P.O. March 2, 1856		Broughton & Wehunka	RFD Effingham
ELLIOTTSTOWN 39°00'04"N 88°27'10"W added 5/20/07	P.O. Oct 16, 1855 Est. 1854	August 31, 1906		RFD Dieterich
EVARSHAM	On map but not in 1883 History		Evers	Dieterich Area
EVERS 39°05'5'3"N 88°27'12"W added 5/20/07	Illinois Central Railroad		Eversham	Dieterich Area
EVERSHAM	On map but not in 1883 History		Evarsham	Dieterich Area
EWINGTON 39°06'06"N 88°35'5'0"W added 5/20/07	P.O. Jan 23, 1832	June 6, 1866	Non existent	RFD Effingham
FLEEMSBURG	P.O. July 25, 1861	Nov 3, 1863	Flemingsburg-Flemsburg	Located in Union Twp.
FLEMINGSBURG (historical) 38°56'08"N 88°32'24"W added 5/20/07	Shown on 1876 Atlas		Fleemsburg-Flemsburg	Located in Union Twp.
FLEMSBURG MILL	Est. ca. 1851		Fleemsburg-Flemsburg	Located in Union Twp.
FLEMSBURGH	P.O. July 25, 1861	Nov 3, 1863	Fleemsburg-Flemingsburg	Located in Union Twp.
FLENSBURG			Also known Fleemsburg	Located in Union Twp.
FRANKLIN	See Tax list 1870 Est. 1854		School torn down 1980	West part of Watson Twp.
FREEMANTON (historical) 39°04'33"N 88°40'50"W added 5/20/07	P.O. March 12, 1840	July 28, 1843	Benton	Dexter July 7, 1876
FUNKHOUSER 39°05'3'9"N 88°3'7°16"W added 5/20/07	P.O. Dec 9, 1869	Oct 8, 1872-		RFD Effingham
GILMORE 38°59'15"N 88°43'03"W added 5/20/07	P.O. Jan 2, 1872	April 1, 1905	Welton	RFD Mason
GRACEVILLE	Est. 1881	28 April 1893	North part of Dieterich	Now part of Dieterich
GRANDVILLE			Located In Jackson Twp.
GREEN CREEK 39°12'10"N 88°31'2'4"W added 5/20/07	Est. 1860		St. Mary's Catholic Church area	North of Effingham
HEADYVILLE			Located in Jasper County	RFD Dieterich
HEARTVILLE 39°03'02"N 88°32'36"W added 5/20/07
HILL 38°55'49"N 88°31'16"W added 5/20/07	P.O. Aug 5, 1878	August 15, 1905	Located in Union Twp	RFD Mason
HOLLAND 39°12'57"N 88°44'56"W added 5/20/07	Shelby Co. 1861 Eff. Co. 1874	October 31, 1922	Formerly Barlow	RFD Beecher City
INWOOD	P.O. 10 Jan 1891	Oct 7, 1892	Non existent
IONE	P.O. March 31 , 1852		Changed to Mason Aug 5, 1857	RFD Mason
JACKSON **				Jackson Twp.
KEPTOWN 39°04'44"N 88°40'11"W added 5/20/07			Located In Jackson Twp.	RFD Altamont
LAZY NECK			Trapp Prairie
LIBERTY **				Liberty Twp.
LIMESTONE CREEK	See B&S 623-26
LUCAS **				Lucas Twp.
MASON * 38°57'11"N 88°3'7'25"W added 5/20/07	P.O. Aug 5, 1857		Ione-Clio	RFD Mason /Mason Twp
MOCASIN	P.O. Nov 17, 1862		Changed to Moccasin 1865
MOCCASIN * 39°08°50"N 88°45'28"W added 5/20/07	P.O. 1865	April 14, 1905	Changed from Mocasin	RFD Altamont/Moccasin Twp
MONTROSE 39°09'55"N 88°22'45"W added 5/20/07	P.O. Sept 12, 1870			RFD Gila & Woodberry
MONTVILLE/Mountville	See B&S 642	ca. 1871	Moved to Altamont	Mound Twp Area
MOUND **				Mound Twp
NELSON HILL	P.O. March 30, 1855	March 14, 1859	Non existent
NEW HORD				RFD Mason
OSKER	P.O. June 30, 1892	March 31, 1903
PERRY **			Banner	Banner Twp.
ST. FRANCIS **				St. Francis Twp
SALT CREEK	P.O. Jan 13, 1858		Changed to Watson 1868
SHELL			Non existent	RFD Effingham IC
SHUMWAY 39°11'06"N 88°39'08"W added 5/20/07	P.O. April 7, 1879		Changed from Tolerance	RFD Shumway
SOUTHMORE HEIGHTS 39°02'50"N 88°44'59"W added 5/20/07
SPITLER	P.O. Sept 30, 1870	Oct 14, 1870	Named for Adam Spitler
SUMMIT **			Banner form from in 1874	Summit Twp.
TA-HA-NAH	Est. 1857	January 30, 1905	West of Effingham
TAILHOLD			Known as Winterrowd
TEUTOPOLIS * 39°07'59"N 88°28'19"W added 5/20/07	P.O. July 8, 1842		Formerly Green Creek	RFD serves Island Grove.
THE PATCH	See B&S 631		Non existent
TOLERANCE	P.O. April 16, 1872		Changed to Shumway 1879	RFD Shumway
TRAPP PRAIRIE	See B&S 631		Also Lazy Neck
TUCKERTOWN	Est. ca. 1889		In Larimer home in 1891	Located in Jackson Twp.
UNION **				Union Twp
VENI	P.O. Oct 3, 1861	July 31, 1891	Non existent	RFD Dieterich
WATSON * 39°01'31"N 88°34'11"W added 5/20/07	P.O. Oct 7, 1868		Changed from Salt Creek	RFD Watson/Watson Twp.
WEBB'S MILL	P.O. July 11, 1867	Sept 21, 1868	Named for F.M. Webb
WEHUNKA	Effingham 1883 History Book 152		Non existent	Now Effingham
WELTON	P.O. Sept 16, 1879	June 29, 1918	Gilmore	Now Gilmore
WEST **				West Twp.
WINTERROWD 38°56'27"N 88°22'30"W added 5/20/07	P.O. July 27, 1870	April 14, 1905	Tailhold	RFD Dieterich
WOLF CREEK	See B&S 620-22		Non existent
X ROADS.	See B&S 638-42			Now Dexter