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25:City in Illinois, United States
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1615:. The New Press. p. 231.
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139:Show map of the United States
1983:Effingham's official website
1653:Downey, Clifford J. (2007).
1744:"World's Largest Cross FAQ"
1567:. Time Inc. April 18, 1949.
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2649:Mount Carmel
2549:Jacksonville
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2354:County seats
2265:Elliottstown
2121:Beecher City
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390:.effinghamil
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2804:Taylorville
2789:Springfield
2784:Shelbyville
2779:Shawneetown
2759:Rock Island
2669:Murphysboro
2614:McLeansboro
2554:Jerseyville
2409:Carlinville
2394:Bloomington
2252:communities
2215:St. Francis
2043:County seat
1495:|last=
1477:October 17,
1226:Bob and Tom
1218:minced oath
1205:Benson Wood
1044:Kansas City
903:other races
878:2020 census
528: /
405:county seat
328:ZIP Code(s)
171: /
2889:Categories
2864:Winchester
2734:Pittsfield
2724:Petersburg
2644:Mound City
2629:Monticello
2619:Metropolis
2594:Louisville
2529:Harrisburg
2519:Greenville
2434:Charleston
2424:Carrollton
2379:Belleville
2270:Funkhouser
2225:Teutopolis
2147:Teutopolis
1622:1595586741
1594:August 20,
1544:August 28,
1341:Census.gov
1254:References
1153:Jimmy Kite
1147:Ada Kepley
1141:Chad Green
1105:Jack Berch
1061:Ada Kepley
1034:Carbondale
981:See also:
958:fire codes
876:As of the
516:88°32′45″W
490:line from
340:Area codes
268:Population
218:Government
159:88°32′45″W
2874:Yorkville
2869:Woodstock
2769:Rushville
2744:Princeton
2674:Nashville
2584:Lewistown
2564:Jonesboro
2544:Hillsboro
2504:Galesburg
2489:Fairfield
2474:Effingham
2404:Cambridge
2384:Belvidere
2289:Footnotes
2162:Townships
2126:Dieterich
2073:Effingham
2050:Effingham
1905:April 15,
1845:March 27,
1819:April 21,
1321:April 23,
1277:March 15,
1232:'s album
1230:Ben Folds
1050:Education
562:St. Louis
513:39°7′15″N
502:Geography
496:St. Louis
486:with the
401:Effingham
290:Time zone
260:Elevation
212:Effingham
156:39°7′15″N
133:Effingham
103:Effingham
2854:Waukegan
2844:Waterloo
2839:Virginia
2829:Vandalia
2799:Sycamore
2794:Sullivan
2764:Rockford
2754:Robinson
2639:Morrison
2624:Monmouth
2609:Marshall
2569:Kankakee
2539:Hennepin
2514:Golconda
2494:Freeport
2454:Danville
2429:Carthage
2358:Illinois
2280:Moccasin
2205:Moccasin
2136:Montrose
2131:Edgewood
2113:Villages
2068:Altamont
1957:Archived
1927:archived
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1869:Archived
1839:Archived
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1487:cite web
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1371:Archived
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1345:Archived
1315:Archived
1271:Archived
1242:See also
1111:Uwe Blab
1074:Monument
907:Hispanic
897:, 0.02%
893:, 1.31%
889:, 0.25%
885:, 0.85%
440:Maryland
358:17-22736
345:217, 447
200:Illinois
2859:Wheaton
2849:Watseka
2819:Tuscola
2739:Pontiac
2689:Oquawka
2589:Lincoln
2459:Decatur
2449:Clinton
2444:Chicago
2439:Chester
2414:Carlyle
2275:Gilmore
2190:Liberty
2185:Jackson
2180:Douglas
2142:Shumway
1875:July 5,
1377:June 4,
1157:IndyCar
1004:Conrail
936:History
594:Chicago
484:Memphis
383:Website
370:2394628
185:Country
2834:Vienna
2824:Urbana
2814:Toulon
2809:Toledo
2749:Quincy
2719:Peoria
2709:Paxton
2699:Ottawa
2694:Oregon
2679:Newton
2634:Morris
2604:Marion
2599:Macomb
2559:Joliet
2534:Havana
2524:Hardin
2509:Geneva
2499:Galena
2484:Eureka
2389:Benton
2369:Albion
2260:Dexter
2235:Watson
2220:Summit
2175:Bishop
2170:Banner
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