Welcome to East Clinton ...

East Clinton is located in Whiteside County<1>.

The location of East Clinton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Clinton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Clinton: E. Clinton

East Clinton is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: East Clinton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near East Clinton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Clinton.

• De Witt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <4>
• Camanche
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
  • Camanche is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camanche <4>
• Le Claire
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Claire
  • Le Claire is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Claire <4>
• Morrison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <4>
• Savanna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
  • Savanna is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <4>
• Prophetstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prophetstown
  • Prophetstown is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prophetstown <4>
• Port Byron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
  • Port Byron is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <4>
• Erie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
• Rapids City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids City
  • Rapids City is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapids City <4>
• Princeton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Clinton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Clinton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Clinton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Clinton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Clinton. See our Newspapers Page for East Clinton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Clinton ...

Looking for more information about East Clinton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Clinton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Clinton.

Adding East Clinton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Clinton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Clinton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Clinton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Clinton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Whiteside County: www.whiteside.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov