Hills Grove Methodist Church is still active and is near where the town site was. The ocation is Tennessee Township, south of US Highway 136 and just east of Illinois Highway 61. This is in southcentral/southwestern McDonough County. The closest existing towns are Tennessee and Colmar. If you let me know what landmarks your map show in that area, I can give you more specifics. --melissa Ron Bryant wrote: >I am looking for the location of a small town called Hill's Grove (or >Hillsgrove) in McDonough Co. It existed in 1843 and it was still in >existence in 1895 with a whopping population of twenty. It had a post >office but no railroad. Obviously it no longer exists, but I would like to >know where it was located in 1843. Thank you in advance. > >Ron .. >