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Union Grove, Illinois
Union Grove, Illinois is located in Illinois
Union Grove, Illinois
Union Grove, Illinois
Location in Illinois
Union Grove, Illinois is located in the United States
Union Grove, Illinois
Union Grove, Illinois
Location in the United States
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

Union Grove is a small place in Whiteside County, Illinois, in the United States. It is known as an "unincorporated community." This means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially a town or city with its own local government. Instead, it's part of the larger county.

History of Union Grove

Union Grove got its name because there were two very similar groups of trees, called groves, close by.

For many years, Union Grove had its own post office. This post office helped people send and receive mail from 1840 until 1926. After 1926, the post office closed, and mail services were likely handled by a nearby larger town.

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