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Welcome to Ustick ...

Ustick is located in Whiteside County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ustick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Ustick is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Ustick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ustick - it's located in Idaho.

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

Communities near Ustick ...

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

  • Clinton
    (10 miles [16.1 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 <3>
  • Sterling
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Camanche
    (15 miles [24.1 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 <3>
  • Morrison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fulton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • Savanna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prophetstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mount Carroll
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Erie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • 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 Ustick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ustick.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ustick ...

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

Adding Ustick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ustick 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 Ustick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ustick post office opened in 1854.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ustick.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Whiteside, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ustick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/