 County
Profile
Incorporated:February 5, 1777
Population:37,535
Total Area:479.5 Square miles
Cities and Towns
• Springfield (County Seat)
• Clyo
• Ebenezer
• Egypt
• Guyton
• Meldrim
• Pineora• Rincon
• Shawnee
• Stillwell
Effingham County was created in 1777 from the colonial
parishes of St. Matthew and St. Philip. Georgia's 4th county was
named for Lord Effingham, an English nobleman who was a colonial
rights advocate and who refused to take up arms against the
revolutionaries. Effingham County is one of the oldest
settlement areas in America. The Lutheran Salzburg community
established in 1734 at Ebenezer (German for "Stone of Help"),
was the second settlement in Georgia.
There are several buildings and sites on the National
Register of Historic Places in the county. These include the
Effingham County Courthouse, the New Hope AME Church, the
Guyton-Whitesville Historic District, the Jerusalem Church, and
the New Ebenezer Town site.
A length of the 314-mile long Savannah River forms Effingham
County's eastern border, separating it from South Carolina. |
