French Creek
French Creek is a stream in Whiteside, Illinois. French Creek is situated nearby to the town Morrison, as well as near the hamlet Unionville.Places of Interest
Highlights include Whiteside County Courthouse and Morrison Covered Bridge 13-98-B.
Whiteside County Courthouse
Courthouse
The Whiteside County Courthouse is a government building in Morrison, the county seat of Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. Completed in 1987 to replace a 19th-century predecessor, it is the fourth courthouse, in the third community, to serve Whiteside County officials since the county's formation.
Morrison Covered Bridge 13-98-B
Bridge
Photo: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5.
Morrison Covered Bridge 13-98-B is situated 1½ miles north of French Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morrison and Union Grove.
Morrison
Town
Photo: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5.
Morrison is a town and the county seat of Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Morrison had a population of 4,085. It is located on the Historic Lincoln Highway, the nation's first transcontinental highway and in Morrison was the site of two concrete "seedling miles", which served as prototypes of what an improved highway could do for the nation.
Union Grove
Hamlet
Union Grove is an unincorporated community in Whiteside County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. Union Grove is situated 4 miles northwest of French Creek.
Fenton
Village
Fenton is an unincorporated community in Whiteside County, Illinois. Fenton is located 6 miles southwest of Morrison. The community has a post office with ZIP code 61251. Fenton is situated 5 miles southwest of French Creek.
French Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Whiteside, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.79531° or 41° 47′ 43″ northLongitude
-89.97234° or 89° 58′ 20″ westElevation
617 feet (188 metres)Open location code
86HGQ2WH+43GeoNames ID
4893200
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