New Douglas

History

New Douglas was laid out by Alonzo Foster in 1860, the village got its namesake from the Illinois Senator Stephan A. Douglas . The community was centered on the local coal mines and farming into the early 1900s. When need for coal dropped in the 1950s the town fell back on its farming roots, mostly of corn and soybeans.

Geography

New Douglas is located in the northeast corner of Madison County east of Livingston, northeast of Edwardsville, the county seat, and northeast of St. Louis. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, New Douglas has a total area of , of which , or 0.19%, are water. The village drains west to Silver Creek and southeast to the Little Dry Fork of Shoal Creek. The entire town is within the Kaskaskia River watershed.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  334
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  319
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  288
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  281
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  268
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  254
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  247
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  243

Largest nearby schools

• Worden Elementary School
  Elementary · Worden · 277 students · 18.5:1 ratio
• Alhambra Primary School
  Elementary · Alhambra · 162 students · 16.2:1 ratio
• Grantfork Upper Elementary Sch
  Elementary · Highland · 65 students · 13:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 3.8 — 2026-01-20
  4 km NW of Ohlman, Illinois
• M 2.57 — 2024-09-19
  1 km S of Old Monroe, Missouri
• M 2.81 — 2024-03-28
  1 km NNE of Germantown, Illinois
• M 3.07 — 2023-12-18
  5 km WNW of Waltonville, Illinois
• M 2.58 — 2023-10-26
  6 km SSE of Herrick, Illinois
• M 2.52 — 2022-05-17
  6 km NNW of Mount Vernon, Illinois