The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first post office in Effingham was established in 1868. The current city experienced growth when the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad was built through the neighborhood and by the 1880s was a thriving village. It was named in honor of Effingham H. Nichols, an early promoter of the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad.
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Start Effingham’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Effingham’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Effingham, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Effingham is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Effingham has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Stranger Creek Warren Truss Bridge in Center, 4.7 miles away.
Effingham and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.