2015 Map of Union Grove

About this map

The settlement of Union Grove sits along the Lincoln Rd corridor in this portion of Whiteside County, where the agricultural landscape is defined by the drainage of Cattail Cr and Spring Brook. The map reveals a transition from the relatively flat terrain around Oliver and the wetlands of Cattail Slough in the north to the more dissected, creek-carved topography in the south near Lynn Cr. Local history is anchored by sites like Cotton Wood Cem and Garden Plain Cem, which provide geographic touchstones for genealogists researching families from the Garden Plain area. The dense network of local roads, such as Creamery Rd and Frog Pond Rd, illustrates the persistence of a rural transport system that connects these small, historic farming communities.