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Welcome to Mount Carbon ...

Mount Carbon is located in Jackson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Carbon: Mt. Carbon

Mount Carbon is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mount Carbon: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Mount Carbon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Mount Carbon - they are located in Colorado, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Carbon.

Communities near Mount Carbon ...

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

  • Carbondale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Herrin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Herrin is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
  • Carterville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Du Quoin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
  • Zeigler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cambria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • De Soto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crainville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Crainville is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Royalton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Energy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Energy is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Energy <4>

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 Mount Carbon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Carbon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Carbon. 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 Mount Carbon.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Carbon ...

Looking for more information about Mount Carbon? 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 Mount Carbon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Carbon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Carbon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Carbon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Carbon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.