Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, situated on the easterly boundary of Georgia, southwest of Savannah river. Area, 396 square miles. Face of the country level; soil, sandy, but productive in cotton. Seat of justice, Springfield. Pop. in 1810, 2,586; in 1820, 3,018; in 1830, 2,969; in 1840, 3,075; in 1850, 3,864. (Fanning's, 1853)