2021 Map of Effingham South

About this map

Effingham serves as the focal point of this 2021 landscape, where the modern interstate corridor bisects a region deeply rooted in agricultural and pioneer history. The Little Wabash River and its numerous tributaries, such as Lily Cr and Blue Point Cr, carve through the terrain, creating a complex drainage system that has historically influenced the placement of early settlements and roads. Genealogists will find a significant concentration of burial grounds, including the historic Ewington Cem near the river and the Toothaker Cem to the north, which mark the locations of community centers that predated the arrival of the modern highway network. To the south, the village of Watson and the smaller locality of Funkhouser anchor the rural landscape, while the presence of both the Effingham County Memorial Airport and Percival Springs Airport illustrates the area's continued importance as a regional transportation hub.