
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Effingham County, Georgia.
Official Website
Effingham was among the original counties of the state of Georgia, created February 5, 1777 during the American Revolution from the colonial parishes of St. Matthew and St. Phillip. Its name honors Lord Effingham, an English champion of colonial rights, who resigned his commission rather than fight against the rebel colonists during the American Revolution.
Adjacent Counties
- Chatham County
- Jasper County, South Carolina
- Bryan County
- Bulloch County
- Hampton County, South Carolina
- Screven County
Communities
- Berryville
- Clyo
- Ebenezer
- Guyton
- Meldrim
- Pineora
- Rincon
- Springfield (County Seat)
- Stillwell
Cemeteries
Links
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
National Register of Historic Places
Georgia Genealogy - Effingham County
Effingham County Free Public Records Search
