Effner, Indiana

Effner
Unincorporated community
Effner
Coordinates: 40°46′14″N 87°31′31″W / 40.77056°N 87.52528°W / 40.77056; -87.52528Coordinates: 40°46′14″N 87°31′31″W / 40.77056°N 87.52528°W / 40.77056; -87.52528
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Newton
Township	Jefferson
Elevation	679 ft (207 m)
ZIP code	47951
FIPS code	18-20566^[1]
GNIS feature ID	447634^[2]

Effner is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Newton County, Indiana.

History

Effner was founded ca. 1860.^[3] A post office was established at Effner in 1899, but closed shortly thereafter in 1901.^[4]

Geography

Effner is located at 40°46′14″N 87°31′31″W / 40.77056°N 87.52528°W / 40.77056; -87.52528.

References

↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Effner, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...this village was established about 1860.
↑ "Newton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Newton County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Kentland

Towns	Brook Goodland Kentland Morocco Mount Ayr

Townships	Beaver Colfax Grant Iroquois Jackson Jefferson Lake Lincoln McClellan Washington

CDPs	Lake Village Roselawn‡

Other unincorporated communities	Ade Beaver City Conrad Effner Enos Foresman Perkins Sumava Resorts Thayer

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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