Walnut Grove, McDonough County, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

Walnut Grove, Illinois

Unincorporated community

Walnut Grove

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Coordinates: 40°36′58″N 90°33′33″W﻿ / ﻿40.61611°N 90.55917°W﻿ / 40.61611; -90.55917
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| McDonough
Elevation

| 709 ft (216 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 309
GNIS feature ID| 423283[1]

Walnut Grove is an unincorporated community in McDonough County, Illinois, United States.[1] Walnut Grove Township was first settled in 1830. The town of Walnut Grove was "laid out" in 1870. It was originally created on a railroad line that passed through the area, however this railroad line no longer exists.[2]

## Notable person

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* Kenneth G. McMillan, Illinois State Senator and educator, grew up near Walnut Grove, on a farm.[3]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b "Walnut Grove, McDonough County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ "Walnut Grove Township High School". www.illinoishsglorydays.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
3. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1981-1982,' Biographical Sketch of Kenneth G. McMillan, pg. 162

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Municipalities and communities of McDonough County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Macomb

Cities|

* Bushnell
* Colchester
* Macomb

Map of Illinois highlighting McDonough County

Villages|

* Bardolph
* Blandinsville
* Good Hope
* Industry
* Plymouth‡
* Prairie City
* Sciota
* Tennessee

Townships|

* Bethel
* Blandinsville
* Bushnell
* Chalmers
* Colchester
* Eldorado
* Emmet
* Hire
* Industry
* Lamoine
* Macomb
* Mound
* New Salem
* Prairie City
* Sciota
* Scotland
* Tennessee
* Walnut

CDPs|

* Adair
* Georgetown

Other
communities|

* Colmar
* Doddsville
* Fandon
* Walnut Grove

Ghost town|

* Vishnu Springs

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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