Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mountain Glen (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mountain Glen. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mountain Glen ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mountain Glen: Mtn. Glen
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mountain Glen. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain Glen.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mountain Glen is located in Union County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Pulaski, Williamson, Cape Girardeau (MO) & Perry (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Mountain Glen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mountain Glen:
- Union County (The home county of Mountain Glen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Glen, with the one closest to Mountain Glen listed first.
- Cobden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alto Pass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Anna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Dutch Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Wolf Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lick Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Mill Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Reynoldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Dongola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Glen, with the one closest to Mountain Glen listed first.
- Elco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McClure
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Cape Girardeau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Diswood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Tamms
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Thebes
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Hodges Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Olive Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cache
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Miller City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Glen, with the one closest to Mountain Glen listed first.
- Royalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Zeigler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plumfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Cambon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Glen, with the one closest to Mountain Glen listed first.
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Makanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Tower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Murphysboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gorham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jacob
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oraville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hallidayboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Elkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vergennes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ava
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Glen, with the one closest to Mountain Glen listed first.
- Buncombe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Goreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cypress
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Eagle Point Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Egyptian Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Vienna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Belknap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- New Burnside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ozark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Simpson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Glen, with the one closest to Mountain Glen listed first.
- Ullin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Perks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Karnak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Chain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Grand Chain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Villa Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Olmsted
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mounds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Randolph County
- Rockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Glen, with the one closest to Mountain Glen listed first.
- Cambria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Lake Crest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Dewmaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Blairsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Hurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Colp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <1>
- Energy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bush
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Herrin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Creal Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Glen, with the one closest to Mountain Glen listed first.
- Leemon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Pocahontas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shawneetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Cape Girardeau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Old Appleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gordonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Daisy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Millersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Friedheim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burfordville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Perry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Glen, with the one closest to Mountain Glen listed first.
- Altenburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frohna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Brazeau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Uniontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Farrar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Farrar is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Eureka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Longtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Biehle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Biehle is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Scott County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Glen, with the one closest to Mountain Glen listed first.
- Scott City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kelso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mountain Glen, see our County-by-County Page for Mountain Glen.
Cemeteries Near Mountain Glen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain Glen.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mountain Glen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mountain Glen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mountain Glen, with the one closest to Mountain Glen listed first.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kimmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vancil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rallo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anna City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Karaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kelley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lockard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (471 more) ...
- Hagler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stearns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mountain Glen had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mountain Glen, with the one closest to Mountain Glen listed first.
- Cobden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alto Pass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Anna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Makanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Balcom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Balcom is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcom
- Springville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Boskydell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boskydell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boskydell
- Aldridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aldridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
- Lick Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Neelys Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- Egypt Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Mill Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mountain Glen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain Glen.
Newspapers Published in Mountain Glen ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Glen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain Glen, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain Glen.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mountain Glen:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Franklin County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Pulaski County
- Randolph County
- Williamson County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Perry County
- Scott County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mountain Glen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mountain Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |