2024 Map of Effingham North

About this map

The city of Effingham serves as the major hub in this 2024 map, situated at a critical crossroads where the sprawling residential developments of Lake Sara meet the riverine landscape of the Little Wabash River. The map documents a transition from the dense street grids of the city to the structured agricultural layout of the Shelby Co Effingham Co border. Rural life is anchored by established community markers, including Sigel in the northeast and Green Creek to the south. Numerous burial grounds, such as Mound Cem, Ramsey Cem, and Saint Marys Cem, are interspersed among the drainages of Hog Creek, Rattlesnake Creek, and Shoal Creek. These features, along with the larger Oakridge Cem and Saint Anthony Cem near the city center, provide essential coordinates for local historians and genealogists tracing family roots across these central Illinois townships.