Mountain Glen, Illinois
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Cobden District 2 precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62920. It lies near Iron Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Cobden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 23 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1924 USGS Alto Pass quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Alto Pass quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Cobden quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Cobden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Alto Pass quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Cobden quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Mountain Glen between 1994 and 2020, burning about 94 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | KAOLIN POND ROAD |
| 6 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | KAOLIN POND |
| 3 April 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.3 acres | Shawnee National Forest | ALTO WATERWORKS |
| 27 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | HARD TIMES 2 |
| 2 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Shawnee National Forest | THE WHOLE MARYANNE |
| 18 April 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | HOOSIER TREE |
| 8 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Shawnee National Forest | KARBERS RIDGE |
| 2 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 82020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Mountain Glen: 6 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory), Limestone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluorite and Limestone Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Jonesboro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| New Albany Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Shawnee Special Use Silica Deposit 1 | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Shawnee High Interest Refractory Clay Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Union County Area-Fireclays | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Fluorine Occurrence No. 1 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Fluorine Occurrence No. 1 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mountain Glen in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Mountain Glen | - | Street flooding occurred in Cobden. 1.45 inches of rain fell between 315-350CST. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaolin | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Mason | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Cobden | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Alto Pass | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Berryville | 4.9 miles | 24 | |
| Anna | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Jonesboro | 5.4 miles | 24 | |
| Water Valley | 6.4 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 414149. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.













