Whiteside County, Illinois

A county rich in history, agriculture, and industry.

Whiteside County, Illinois was established on January 16, 1836. It is the namesake of General Samuel Whiteside who, as a major, fought in the Indian Wars in this section of the country from 1812 until the close of the Black Hawk War. The county also boasts the birthplace of President Ronald Reagan (in Tampico), the Albany Mounds State Historic Site and a segment of one of the first continental highways - U.S. Route 30, aka the Lincolnway Highway.

Morrison Illinois, the county seat, is centrally located on U.S. Route 30. The communities of Sterling and Rock Falls, located 15 miles to the east, comprise most of the county's 60,000 population.

Cities in Whiteside County include: Albany, Coleta, Como, Deer Grove, Erie, Fulton, Lyndon, Morrison, Prophetstown, Rock Falls, Sterling and Tampico.

Albany Facebook Page
Riverbend Schools

Coleta Facebook Page
Sterling Community Unit School District #5

Como Facebook Page
Rock Falls Elementary School District #13
Rock Falls High School

Deer Grove Facebook Page
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico School District #3

Erie
Erie Facebook Page
Eric Community Unit School District #1

Fulton
Riverbend School District - Fulton
Fulton Facebook Page

Lyndon
Lyndon Facebook Page
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico School District #3

Morrison
Morrison Facebook Page
Morrison Community Unit District #6

Prophetstown
Prophetstown Facebook Page
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico School District #3

Rock Falls
Rock Falls Facebook Page
Rock Falls Elementary School District #13
Rock Falls High School

Sterling
Sterling Facebook Page
Sterling Community Unit School District #5
Newman Central Catholic High School Sterling

Tampico
Tampico Facebook Page
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico School District #3