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Effingham County

FIPS code

49

County seat

Effingham

Established

1831

Origin

Fayette and Crawford County

Etymology

Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham, military officer who resigned from the British Army to avoid fighting the American colonies

Population

34,242

Area

479 sq mi
(1,241 km2)

County Information

Altamont, Beecher City, Dieterich, Edgewood, Effingham (County Seat), Mason, Moccasin, Montrose, Shumway, Teutopolis, Watson