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 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.