Effingham County

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Where to Start

For the most up to date resources, please use the University's Online Catalog. The dewey call number for Effingham County typically starts with "977.3796". Some common subject headings for Effingham County are:

Effingham County (Ill.) --Biography.
Effingham County (Ill.) --History.
Effingham County (Ill.) --Maps.

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County Histories

History of Effingham county, Illinois / edited by William Henry Perrin. Chicago : O. L. Baskin & Co., 1883.
Call Number: 977.3796 P42H

Portrait and biographical record of Effingham, Jasper and Richland Counties Illinois: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. Chicago : Lake City Publishing Company, 1893.
Call Number: 920.07737 P838

Index to History of Effingham County, Illinois, 1883. Effingham, Ill. : Effingham County Genealogical Society, 1987.
Call Number: 977.3796 P42HSUP

Census

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Atlases

Land atlas & plat book ... Effingham County, Illinois / Rockford Map Publishers. Rockford, Ill. : Rockford Map Publishers, 1977-
Call Number: Q. 912.773796 R59T1

FARM PLAT BOOK WITH INDEX TO OWNERS, EFFINGHAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS. ROCKFORD MAP PUBLISHERS, ROCKFORD, ILL. ROCKFORD, 1963.
Call Number: Q. 912.773796 R59FA

Farm plat book and business guide, Effingham County, Illinois. [cartographic material] Rockford, Ill. : Rockford Map Publishers, c1949.
Call Number: Q. 912.773796 R59F

Standard atlas of Effingham County, Illinois, including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county. Map of the state, United States and world. Patrons directory, reference business directory ... Analysis of the system of U.S. land surveys, digest of the system of civil government, etc., etc. Compiled and published by Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Chicago : Geo. A. Ogle & Co., 1899.
Call Number: F. 912.773796 OG5S

Newspapers

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Further Information

More information on can be found on our Web Resources Page as well as in the Illinois County Bibliography, which is shelved with 016.9773.

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