Union Grove, Illinois

Union Grove, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°50′03″N90°01′35″W / 41.83417°N 90.02639°W / 41.83417; -90.02639
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Whiteside
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	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. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union Grove, Illinois
2. "Whiteside County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
3. 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.