Effner, Illinois

Effner is an unincorporated town in Iroquois County, Illinois on the border with 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 U.S. [Route 52|52] and 24 just east of the town of Sheldon. the town lies along the eastern edge of Sheldon [Township, Iroquois County, Illinois|Sheldon Township] in Iroquois County, Illinois, though the grain elevators and the defunct railway station are across the border in Jefferson Township, [Newton County, Indiana|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.