Round Grove, Illinois

Round Grove is an unincorporated community in Whiteside County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.^[1]

History

A post office called Round Grove was established in 1839, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1973.^[2] The community was named from a "large round grove" near the original town site.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Round Grove, Illinois
↑ "Whiteside County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 120.

Municipalities and communities of Whiteside County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Morrison

Cities	Fulton Morrison Prophetstown Rock Falls Sterling

Villages	Albany Coleta Deer Grove Erie Lyndon Tampico

Townships	Albany Clyde Coloma Erie Fenton Fulton Garden Plain Genesee Hahnaman Hopkins Hume Jordan Lyndon Montmorency Mount Pleasant Newton Portland Prophetstown Sterling Tampico Union Grove Ustick

CDP	Como

Other unincorporated communities	Agnew Denrock Douglas Park East Clinton East Fulton Emerson Fenton Galt Grimes Addition Hahnaman Leon Corners Malvern Maple Lane Mineral Springs Penrose Portland Corners Riverview Round Grove Shore Acres Steelton Union Grove Unionville Yeoward Addition

Coordinates: 41°47′06″N 89°52′19″W / 41.78500°N 89.87194°W / 41.78500; -89.87194

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