Union Grove, Illinois | |
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  Union Grove, Illinois  Union Grove, Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 41°50′03″N 90°01′35″W / 41.83417°N 90.02639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Whiteside |
| Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 815 & 779 |
| GNIS feature ID | 420071[1] |
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
- 1 2 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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