Welcome to White Pigeon ...

White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of White Pigeon, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Pigeon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

White Pigeon is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named White Pigeon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named White Pigeon - they are located in Iowa, Michigan and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Pigeon.

Communities near White Pigeon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near White Pigeon.

• Clinton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Sterling
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <4>
• Rock Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
  • Rock Falls is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Falls <4>
• Morrison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
• Fulton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Savanna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Polo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
  • Polo is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <4>
• Prophetstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Mount Carroll
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carroll
  • Mount Carroll is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carroll <4>
• Erie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>

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 White Pigeon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Pigeon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of White Pigeon. 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 White Pigeon.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Pigeon ...

Looking for more information about White Pigeon? 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 White Pigeon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for White Pigeon.

Adding White Pigeon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Pigeon 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 White Pigeon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the White Pigeon post office opened in 1876.

We also found White Pigeon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for White Pigeon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Pigeon. 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