Welcome to Mountain Glen ...

Mountain Glen is located in Union County<1>.

The location of Mountain Glen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain Glen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Glen: Mtn. Glen

Mountain Glen is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Mountain Glen: (618)

Communities Also Named Mountain Glen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mountain Glen - it's located in Arkansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain Glen.

Communities near Mountain Glen ...

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

• Carbondale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Murphysboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysboro
  • Murphysboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphysboro <4>
• Carterville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <4>
• Anna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>
• Jonesboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Cambria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
  • Cambria is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambria <4>
• Crainville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
  • Crainville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
• Goreville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goreville
  • Goreville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goreville <4>
• Dongola
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
  • Dongola is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dongola <4>
• Grand Tower
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Tower
  • Grand Tower is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Tower <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 Mountain Glen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountain Glen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Glen ...

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

Adding Mountain Glen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mountain Glen in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mountain Glen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mountain Glen post office opened in 1885.

We also found Mountain Glen in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain Glen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain Glen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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