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Effingham County topographic maps
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Altamont
United States > Illinois > Effingham County
The name "Altamont", like "Mound Township", was bestowed by J.W. Conlogue because of the elevation or "mound" to the northwest. The first part of the word means altitude, the second mount or mound. Conlogue was a romantic, naming his town from Latin.
Average elevation: 620 ft
East Meadows
United States > Illinois > Effingham County > Altamont > East Meadows
Average elevation: 617 ft