Middlegrove, Illinois

Middlegrove, Illinois
—  Unincorporated settlement  —
Middlegrove, Illinois
Coordinates: 40°42′16″N 90°05′58″W / 40.70444°N 90.09944°W / 40.70444; -90.09944Coordinates: 40°42′16″N 90°05′58″W / 40.70444°N 90.09944°W / 40.70444; -90.09944
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Elevation	718 ft (219 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	309
GNIS feature ID	413503[1]

Middlegrove is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. Middlegrove is located on Illinois Route 116 west of Farmington. Originally a town founded by the coal miners of the area, Middlegrove's village center is an old school house that documents some of the town's history. One notable picture is of Abraham Lincoln when he was campaigning for state senator. The village of Middlegrove remained a part of the miner's support with a small hotel until the 1900's, a restaurant until the 1990's, and a bar. When the local mining operations where halted around the turn of the 21st century, the village was generally forgotten, but still continues to survive today.

References

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.