Welcome

I'm Kimberly Morgan and I'm the new County Coordinator for Effingham County.  Please check back soon - this site is under construction Comments and suggestions are welcomed and encouraged. Your Illinois Team (ILGenweb) For questions regarding Effingham County - Kimberly Morgan For questions/concerns regarding - ILGenWeb Your ILGenWeb State Coordinator is Sandy (Whalen) Bauer The Assistant SC Team is Cheryl Rothwell and Morgan Johnson How you can Help Effingham County NEEDS VOLUNTEERS to do lookups. Volunteer your time and talents by submitting family surnames, obits, news articles that you clipped, transcribing census, submitting Family Group Sheets or by providng your favorite stories, recipes or photos. If you own or have access to Effingham County reference books (such as census, cemetery, marriage, obituaries, newspaper abstracts, etc.) and would be willing to do lookups for other Effingham County researchers contact County Coordinator. (I'm willing to do lookups online, but I don't live in the state)

EFFINGHAM COUNTY SPECIAL EVENTS Information needed and welcomed!!!!!!! If you know of anything that is genealogy or history related that you would like included here, please contact me. This means genealogy workshops, genealogy seminars, family reunions, school reunions, family anniversaries (particularly 25th and 50th anniversaries), church picnics, genealogy software classses, (anything related to genealogy), genealogy society meetings, genealogy software user group meetings, historical tours, etc. Send me your information (use the link below) so that I can add it. Don't you think this would be a good way to reach those long-lost cousins? Perhaps they would attend......(it's worth a try, don't you think?) Submit Queries If you change email addresses without notifying me, the chances are very good that your entire query will be deleted. In that case, you must resubmit your query with a current email address. Read Queries Good Stuff About Effingham County Cemeteries and Private Burials Reference & Lookup Volunteers Tips for Research When you've reached the proverbial dead end nInformation about the Effingham County Genealogical and Historical Society and their publications for sale Link to ECGHS membership form (check back soon) Please note that even though I include information about the ECGHS I am not a member or contact person for the Society. You will need to contact them directly (information on page). I include this information about the Society as a courtesy: Effingham County Genealogical and Historical Society 200 N. 3rd St Effingham, IL (816) 262-5376 Cemetery books for sale from the Effingham County DAR chapter. Did You Know ... An Alphabetical List of Cemeteries (including nearest town and the township); Tips and Hints to Make Your Research Easier; Meanings of Old Tombstone Carvings; Importance of Military Records, etc.   Don't miss the work-in-progress list of Civil War Veterans (both North & South) buried in Effingham County. Then and Now..... Don't overlook this section, which contains various tidbits of information that may break down some of the bricks in your research brick wall.  (e.g., Diseases/Causes of Death; Occupations; Time Line for Effingham County; and The New Time Line for Wars, Epidemics and Natural Disasters, Effingham County Poor Farm, etc.) Civil War Regiments/Companies of Illinois Effingham.com Effingham County in the Civil War Effingham County and National Road Museum Obituaries (Link to Effingham Daily News) Recent Effingham County Obituaries Political Graveyard - Effingham County Perkins' History, Lore and Maps of Effingham County Veterans Affairs National Cemetery System USGenWeb Sites for Surrounding Counties Clay County, Illinois Cumberland County, Illinois Fayette County, Illinois Jasper County, Illinois Shelby County, Illinois Illinois County Boundaries 1790 - Present Some Other Good Genealogy WWW Links (Links to websites that are not part of the USGenWeb Project are provided for your convenience and do not emply any endorsement of the websites or their contents by the USGenWeb Project) Color Landform Atlas: Illinois ILGenWeb Map ILGenWeb Project Illinois City-County Locator Illinois County Boundaries 1790 - Present Illinois in the Civil War Illinois On-Line Data Bases Illinois Public Domain Land Sales Illinois Section of USGenWeb Archives Illinois State Genealogical Society Illinois State-Wide Index to Marriages Inflation Calculator (calculates what land purchased in the past is worth today) List Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet Ordering Illinois Vital Records - U.S. Vital Records Info. RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative USGenWeb Project

For corrections or additions, please contact me: Kimberly Morgan

Please respect copyright! Please ask first, but cite your source if you borrow.  All Rights Reserved by ILGenWeb Project Donated data will remain with the County in the event of the resignation of the County Coordinator.  If any person who donates material in the future and wishes to have it returned to them, it will be accomplished upon request. The material on Effingham County webpages are available for the free use of individuals in furtherance of researching their personal genealogy. Any commercial use where money is asked for, for any reason is strictly prohibited. Our sincere THANKS to the former Effingham County Coordinators