Union Grove, Illinois
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
41°50′03″N 90°01′35″W / 41.83417°N 90.02639°W / 41.83417; -90.02639Union 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
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union Grove, Illinois
- ^ "Whiteside County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 17, 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.
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Municipalities and communities of Whiteside County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Morrison
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