Union Grove, Illinois

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

History

A post office called Union Grove was in operation from 1840 until 1926.^[2] Union Grove was named from two nearby, nearly identical groves.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union Grove, Illinois
↑ "Whiteside County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 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. 132.

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°50′03″N 90°01′35″W / 41.83417°N 90.02639°W / 41.83417; -90.02639

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