Round Grove, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

Round Grove, Illinois

Unincorporated community

Round Grove, Illinois

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Round Grove, Illinois

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Coordinates: 41°47′06″N 89°52′19″W﻿ / ﻿41.78500°N 89.87194°W﻿ / 41.78500; -89.87194
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Whiteside
Elevation

| 679 ft (207 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)| 815 & 779
GNIS feature ID| 416982[1]

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

## History

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A post office called Round Grove was established in 1839, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1973.[2] The community was named from a "large round grove" near the original town site.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Round Grove, Illinois
2. ^ "Whiteside County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 28, 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. 120.

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Municipalities and communities of Whiteside County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Morrison

Cities|

* Fulton
* Morrison
* Prophetstown
* Rock Falls
* Sterling

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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

CDPs|

* Como
* Galt

Other
communities|

* Agnew
* Fenton
* Hahnaman
* Oliver
* Round Grove
* Union Grove
* Unionville
* Yeoward Addition

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