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Welcome to Glen Carbon Crossing ...

Glen Carbon Crossing is located in Madison County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Glen Carbon Crossing: Glen Carbon Xing.

Glen Carbon Crossing is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Glen Carbon Crossing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Glen Carbon Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Glen Carbon Crossing.

  • Saint Louis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Florissant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
    • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
  • Belleville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • O'Fallon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Granite City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Alton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
  • East Saint Louis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwardsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Collinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ferguson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Glen Carbon Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glen Carbon Crossing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Glen Carbon Crossing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glen Carbon Crossing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Carbon Crossing. See our Newspapers Page for Glen Carbon Crossing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Carbon Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Glen Carbon Crossing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Glen Carbon Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Glen Carbon Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glen Carbon Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.