Welcome to Jefferson Corners ...

Jefferson Corners is located in Whiteside County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jefferson Corners, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for Jefferson Corners: Jefferson Cors.

Jefferson Corners is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Jefferson Corners ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jefferson Corners.

• Clinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Sterling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Rock Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Geneseo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Geneseo is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <3>
• Camanche
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Le Claire
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
• Morrison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Prophetstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Port Byron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
• Erie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jefferson Corners ...

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

Adding Jefferson Corners to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jefferson Corners in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jefferson Corners was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Jefferson Corners post office opened in 1852.

We also found Jefferson Corners on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jefferson Corners.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jefferson Corners. 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